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Quick Facts
- President: Stipe Mesic
- Prime Minister: Ivo Sanader
- 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
- Terrain: 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)
- 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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