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Quick Facts

• President: Ivo Josipovic
• Prime Minister: Zoran Milanovic
• Capital: Zagreb
• Name: Hrvatska
• Area: 56,538 sq km
• Climate: Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
• Geography: flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands
• Natural Resources: oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower
• Environment: air pollution (from metallurgical plants) and resulting acid rain is damaging the forests; coastal pollution from industrial and domestic waste; landmine removal and reconstruction of infrastructure consequent to 1992-95 civil strife
• Islands: 1185
• Coastline: 5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km)
• Counties: 21
• Language: Croatian (Serbo-Croatian)
• Currency: kuna ( HRK)
• Average monthly salary: 4800HRK
• Majority Religion: Catholic
• Population: 4,493,312
• Country telephone code 385

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