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22 American Chamber of Commerce in Croatia YEARBOOK 2010 About Croatia 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. Area: 56.594 km 2 , with an additional 31.067 km 2 of territorial waters Population: 4.434.000 (2008 mid-year estimate) Capital: Zagreb (population: 788.000 - 2008 midyear estimate; the administrative, cultural, academic and communication centre of the country) Length of coast: 5.835 km - including 4.058 km of island, islet and reef coastline Number of islands, islets and reefs: 1.185. The largest islands are Krk and Cres; there are 67 inhabited islands. Climate: Northern Croatia has a continental climate; Central Croatia has a semi-highland and highland climate, while the Croatian coast has a Mediterranean climate. Winter temperatures range from -1 to 30°C in the continental region, -5 to 0°C in the mountain region and 5 to 10°C in the coastal region. Summer temperatures range from 22 to 26°C in the continental region, 15 to 20°C in the mountain region and 26 to 30°C in the coastal region. Population: The majority of the population are Croats. National minorities include Serbs, Moslems, Slovenes, Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Italians and others. Official language and alphabet: Croatian language and Latin alphabet Currency: Kuna (1 Kuna = 100 Lipa) Religions: The majority of the population are Roman Catholics, and in addition there are a number of those of Orthodox faith, as well as Muslims, and Christians of other denominations.
YEARBOOK 2010 American Chamber of Commerce in Croatia Croatian Economic Indicators THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA - BASIC INFORMATION FOR 2009 Land area (km 2 ) 56.594 Surface area of territorial sea and interior waters (km 2 ) 31.067 Population, 2008 mid-year estimate (‘000) 4.434 Population density (per km 2 , 2007) 78,4 The City of Zagreb population, 2008 mid-year estimate (‘000) 788 Territorial Constitution, as on 31 December 2009 Counties 21 Towns 127 Municipalities 429 Settlements 6.752 Gross domestic product per capita (US $, est. at current prices)* 14.242 Average monthly paid off net earning in Kuna 5.311 Average monthly gross earning in Kuna 7.711 Consumer price index 2009/2008 102,4 Import per capita US$* 4.782 Export per capita US$* 2.362 Coverage of import by export, %* 49,4 Source: Statistical information, Central Bureau of Statistics *provisional data INDICES OF BASIC ECONOMIC INDICATORS www.dzs.hr 2004/ 2003 2005/ 2004 2006/ 2005 2007/ 2006 2008/ 2007 2009/ 2008 Gross Domestic Product in constant prices 104,3 104,2 104,7 105,5 102,4 94,2 Total volume of industrial production 103,7 105,1 104,5 105,6 101,2 90,8 Productivity in industry 105,7 103,6 105,6 105,2 103,6 100,1 Nominal turnover in retail trade 104,4 106,5 104,8 108,4 105,3 85,9 Real turnover in retail trade 102,6 102,8 102,1 105,3 98,9 84,7 Export in US$ 129,7 109,8 118,3 119,1 114,2 74,2* Import in US$ 116,7 111,8 115,9 120,2 118,9 69,0* Persons in paid employment in legal entities irrespective of ownership 101,4 100,9 104,2 104,5 103,3 96,7 Total number of unemployed persons, annual average** 99,7 99,6 94,4 90,7 89,5 111,2 Average monthly paid off net earnings, total 105,9 104,9 105,2 105,2 107,0 102,6 Real net earnings, total 103,8 101,5 101,9 102,2 100,8 100,2 Producers’ prices indices of industrial products 103,5 103,0 102,9 103,4 108,3 99,6 Producers’ prices indices of agricultural products 105,3 100,6 98,1 105,5 113,9 85,8 Consumer price indices - total 102,1 103,3 103,2 102,9 106,1 102,4 Source: Statistical information, Central Bureau of Statistics *preliminary data **Source: the Croatian Employment Service 23
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