CROATIA Country Profile
Info4Migrants CROATIA Country profile Project number: UK/13/LLP-LdV/TOI-615 56,594 km2 POPULATION 4,284 mln GDP per capita $18,314 CURRENCY Croatian kuna (HRK) Language CROATIAN COUNTRY BACKGROUND HUNGARY SLOVENIA Zagreb CROATIA BOSNIA - HERZEGOVINA Geographical position: Croatia extends from the foothills of the Julian Alps in the north-west and the Pannonian Plain in the east, over the Dinara mountain range in its central region, to the Adriatic coast in the south. There are 1,185 islands, the largest ones are Krk and Cres. 67 islands are inhabited. National Flag Capital: Zagreb with 779,145 inhabitants Climate in Croatia: Northern Croatia has a continental cli- mate; Central Croatia has a semi-highland and highland cli- mate, while the Croatian coast has a Mediterranean climate. Population of Croatia: 89% Croats. National minorities in- clude Serbs, Muslims, Slovenes, Italians, Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, and others. Official language: Croatian 96%, other 4% (Serbian, Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) Coat of arms Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census) 3 Learnmera Oy www.thelanguagemenu.com Country profileCROATIA CROATIA FACTS Religion Most Croatians are Roman Catholic, and religion is a unifying factor of Croatian culture. Though religion is not discussed in the workplace, Catholicism has a great impact on everyday life and many businesses close for Roman Catholic holidays. Each town and city has a patron saint and celebrates the saint’s feast day with ceremonies and festivals. Catholic reli- gion has also played a large part in the historical and cultural development of Croatia, and continues to be seen in every- day Croatian life.
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