Croatia

climate

• Croatia is divided into two

principal climate regions
- Mediterranean and
Continental, although there are
variations within those climate
zones such as the mountainous
Dinara Region, which is
covered with large forests and
has an alpine climate.
 economy
Statistics

Exports $22.77 billion (2021)

• Economic
transport equipment, summary: GDP/PPP (2013
Export goods
machinery, textiles,
chemicals, foodstuffs,
est.): $78.9 billion; per capita
fuels $17,800

Slovenia(-) 12.75%
Italy(-) 12.54%
Germany(-) 11.81%
Main export partners Hungary(-) 9.14%
Bosnia and
Herzegovina(+) 8.48%
(2021)
import

• Croatia imports arms and

ammunition in a large
percent, followed by
pharmaceutical products,
spacecraft technology, raw
hides, clothing, coated textile
fabrics, and many more
Natural resources

• Croatia has many natural

resources, including oil, coal,
bauxite, low-grade iron ore,
calcium, gypsum, natural
asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt
and hydropower. Croatia has
nine sea ports, five inland
waterway ports, twelve highways
and eight main airports which
accept some international and
national air carriers.
 Major industries

Economy of Croatia

Statistics

chemicals and plastics,

machine tools, fabricated
metal, electronics, pig
iron and rolled steel
products, aluminium,
Main industries paper, wood products,
construction materials,
textiles, shipbuilding,
petroleum and
petroleum refining, food
and beverages, tourism
Trading partners
 language

Language #1: Croatian

Language #2: Bosnian
Language #3: Serbian
Language #4: English
 Population and ethnicity
Age structure 0-14 years: 14.16% (male
308,668/female 289,996)
• population 4,208,973 15-24 years: 10.76% (male
233,602/female 221,495)
25-54 years: 39.77% (male
841,930/female 839,601)
55-64 years: 14.24% (male
290,982/female 310,969)

65 years and over: 21.06% (male

364,076/female 526,427)

Croatia is inhabited mostly by Croats (91.63%), while

minorities include Serbs (3.2%), and 21 other
ethnicities (less than 1% each).
 religion

• Roman Catholic 86.3%,

Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.5%,
other 1.5%, unspecified 2.5%,
not religious or atheist 3.8%
(2011 est.)
 Type of government

• The politics of Croatia are defined

by a parliamentary, 
representative democratic republic
 framework, where the 
Prime Minister of Croatia is the
head of government in a 
multi-party system. Executive power
 is exercised by the Government
 and the President of Croatia. 
Legislative power is vested in the 
Croatian Parliament 
 Important geographical features

• The crescent-shaped country

features low mountains and
highlands near the Adriatic
coastline, flat plains that
hug the Hungarian border,
and a multitude of islands.
In mountainous regions,
winters are cold and snowy
and the summers are mild.
 Major tourist attraction
• Dubrovnik Old Town Walls
•  Diocletian's Palace in Split
• Hvar Town
• Plitvice Lakes National Park