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| Full country name: |
Republic of Croatia. (Republika Hrvatska in Croatian.) |
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| Area: |
56,542 km2, with an additional 31,067 km2 of territorial waters. |
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| Length of coast: |
5,835 km - including 4,058 km of island, islet and reef coastline. |
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| Islands, islets and reefs: |
1,185 of which 67 are inhabited; the largest islands are those of Krk and Cres. |
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| Population: |
4.4 million. |
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| People: |
The majority of the population are Croats; national minorities include Serbs, Moslems, Slovenes, Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Italians and others. |
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| Capital city: |
Zagreb (population: 770,000). |
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| Languages: |
Croatian is the official language; English, German and Italian are widely spoken along the coast. |
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| Religion: |
The majority of the population are Roman Catholics; in addition there are a number of those of Orthodox faith, as well as Muslims, and Christians of other denominations. |
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| Government: |
Presidential / Parliamentary democracy. |
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| President: |
Stipe Mesic (since February 2000). |
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