CROATIA

Full country name: Republic of Croatia
Area: 56,542 sq km
Population: 4.42 million
Capital City: Zagreb (pop: 777,000)
People: Croatian (78%), Serbian (12%),
Slavic Muslim (Bosniac), Hungarian,
Slovenian, Italian
Language: Croatian, Serbian, Italian,
Slovenian, Hungarian
Religion: Roman Catholic, Eastern
Orthodox, Islam
Government: presidential/parliamentary
democracy
Head of State: President Stipe Mesic
Head of Government: Prime Minister Ivo
Sanader


GDP: US$43.12 billion
GDP per capita: US$9,800
Annual Growth: 3.7%
Inflation: 6.2%
Major Industries: Steel, cement,
chemicals, fertilisers, textiles
Major Trading Partners: EU (esp.
Germany, Italy), Slovenia
Member of EU: No