President: Zoran Milanovic
Prime Minister:Andrej Plenkovic
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: Euro
Majority Religion: Catholic
Population: 4,493,312
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