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Croatia - GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food



Population



Main Cities Population
Zagreb   931,000  
Split   207,000  
Rijeka   206,000  
Osijek   165,000  
Zadar   135,000  



Total population (millions): 4.5
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population: 59%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth: 1.4%
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) : 56,540


Population origin

Origin of the population% Of the population
Croats 79.1
Serbs 10.9
Muslims 0.8
Hungarians 0.5
Slovenes 0.4
Other 8.3




Local time


It is %T:%M %A in Zagreb


GMT+1 in winter, GMT+2 in summer


Languages


Official language: Croatian (Slav language).
Business language: Croatian and English (particularly English in the region of the capital Zagreb, Zagorje).

Free translation tools in Croatia :
Intertran
Free English-Croatian-English translator of texts and web pages



Religion


Religious practises : Catholics 76.4%
Orthodox 11.2%
Moslems 1.3%
Protestants 0.5%
Others 10.6%.


Political system


Croatia is a parliamentary republic. The president of the republic is elected for a 5-year term. The parliament is bicameral and is composed of the House of Representatives and the Chamber of Regions.


Climate

 


Tourism

Number of visitors in Croatia 2002 2003 2004 World rank
Number of visitors (1000) 6944   7409   7912   24
Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

 

Tourist sites


-On the West Coast : Umag, is the first exporting port of Istrie's wines, the Savudrija Cap.
- The Gus and Losinj Islands
- The lakes of Plitvitce
- The Dalmatie Islands in the North
- The Dalmate archipelago
- The city of Dubrovnik with its ramparts and its bohemian atmosphere.

For more information about tourism in Croatia , check out the following web site(s) :
Croatian Tourism Board


Food


Traditional dishes


The Croatian food is quite varied. It offers numerous fish-based specialities. Most dishes are flavoured with olive oil and served with vegetables or rice.
Brodet: dish based of several sorts of fishes and served with rice.
Manistra od bobica: beans and corn soup.
The Croatian dishes are served with rather reputed local wines.

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