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Official name:
Republic of Croatia
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Southern Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   4 105
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   73.4
    Capital city    Zagreb
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   685.2b,c
    UN membership date    22-May-92
    Surface area (km2)   56 594a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   93.1
    National currency    Kuna (HRK)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   6.6c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)59 80849 53160 991d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)-1.52.42.7d
    GDP per capita (current US$)13 818.311 701.414 674.0d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)4.43.63.5d
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)26.125.824.8d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)69.570.671.7d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)14.39.25.8i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)27.526.727.5i
    Employment in services (% employed)58.364.166.8i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)11.616.27.1
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)46.2 / 59.846.6 / 59.245.3 / 57.2
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100107110c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)111110121j
    International trade: exports (million current US$)11 81112 84417 063c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)20 06720 58028 004c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 8 256- 7 737- 10 941c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 1 4851 5951 456c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratek (average annual %)-0.2-0.4-0.6
    Urban population (% of total population)55.256.257.2c
    Urban population growth ratek (average annual %)0.1-0.1...
    Fertility rate, totalk (live births per woman)1.51.51.4
    Life expectancy at birthk (females/males, years)79.5 / 72.680.6 / 74.281.4 / 75.0
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)15.4 / 23.814.5 / 26.314.5 / 28.3
    International migrant stockl (000/% of total pop.)573.2 / 13.2561.1 / 13.3518.1 / 12.5c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)25.5m17.58.3c
    Infant mortality ratek (per 1 000 live births)5.84.34
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)8.16.8n,o6.8o,a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)2.83.23j
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)4.24.6p...
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)92.0 / 91.9100.6 / 100.696.5 / 96.4a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)103.4 / 96.6101.0 / 96.5101.8 / 97.1a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)62.1 / 46.376.7 / 56.778.8 / 57.4a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)1.40.90.6d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)23.525.819.2q
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)56.6r69.8r75.3d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.70.81s,d
    Threatened species (number)101159212
    Forested area (% of land area)34.33434i,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)18.2 / 4.115.5 / 3.716.2 / 3.9a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)215184176a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)908387a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderst (000)9 11112 68316 645d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)24.476.576.5c
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)64.2 / ...64.2 / ...64.3 / ...a
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursed (% of GNI)...0.090.1a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)0.23......
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