Nationality:noun - Croat(s); adjective - Croatian
Ethnic divisions:
Croat 78%, Serb 12%, Muslims 0.9%, Hungarian 0.5%, Slovenian 0.5%, others
7.8%
Religions:
Catholic 76.5%, Orthodox 11.1%, Slavic Muslim 1.2%, Protestant 1.4%, others
and unknown 11%
Languages:
Serbo-Croatian 96%
Literacy:
96.5% (male 98.6%, female 94.5%) age 10 and over can read and write (1991
census)
Labor force:
1,509,489; industry and mining 37%, agriculture 4%, government NA%, other
Organized labor:
NA
:Croatia Government
Long-form name:
None
Type:
parliamentary democracy
Capital:
Zagreb
Administrative divisions:
102 districts (opcine, singular - opcina)
Independence:
June 1991 from Yugoslavia
Constitution:
promulgated on 22 December 1990
Legal system:
based on civil law system; judicial/no judicial review of legislative acts;
does/does not accept compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
National holiday:
30 May, Statehood Day (1990)
Executive branch:
president, prime minister
Legislative branch:
bicameral
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court, Constitutional Court
Leaders:
Chief of State:
President Franjo TUDJMAN (since April 1990), Vice President NA (since NA)
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Franjo GREGURIC (since August 1991), Deputy Prime Minister
Mila RAMLJAK (since NA )
Political parties and leaders:
Christian Democratic Union, TUDJMAN; Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ),
Stjepan Mesic; Croatian National Party, Savka DABCEVIC-KUCAR; Croatian
Christian Democratic Party (HKDS), Ivan CESAR; Croatian Party of Rights,
Dobroslav Paraga; Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS), Drazen BUDISA
Suffrage:
at age 16 if employed, universal at age 18
Elections:
Parliament:
last held May 1990 (next to be held NA); results - HDZ won 205 seats; seats
- 349 (total)
President:
NA
Other political or pressure groups:
NA
Member of:
CSCE
Diplomatic representation:
Ambassador Dr. Franc Vinko GOLEM, Office of Republic of Croatia, 256
Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036; telephone (202) 543-5586
US:
Ambassador NA; Embassy at NA (mailing address is APO New York is 09862);
telephone NA
Flag:
red, white, and blue with Croatian coat of arms (red and white checkered)
:Croatia Economy
Overview:
Before the political disintegration of Yugoslavia, the republic of Croatia
stood next to Slovenia as the most prosperous and industrialized area, with
a per capita output roughly comparable to that of Portugal and perhaps
one-third above the Yugoslav average. Serbia and the Serb-dominated army of
the old Yugoslavia, however, have seized Croatian territory, and the
overriding determinant of Croatia's long-term economic prospects will be the
final border settlement. Under the most favorable circumstances, Croatia
will retain the Dalmatian coast with its major tourist attractions and
Slavonia with its oilfields and rich agricultural land. Even so, Croatia
would face monumental problems stemming from: the legacy of longtime
Communist mismanagement of the economy; large foreign debt; damage during
the fighting to bridges, factories, powerlines, buildings, and houses; and
the disruption of economic ties to Serbia and the other former Yugoslav
republics. At the minimum, extensive Western aid and investment, especially
in the tourist and oil industries, would seem necessary to salvage a
desperate economic situation. However, peace and political stability must
come first.
GDP:
NA - $26.3 billion, per capita $5,600; real growth rate -25% (1991 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
14.3% (March 1992)
Unemployment rate:
