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CROATIA & USA - 1996 AND BEYOND |
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Location Length of coastline Population Ethnic composition Religions Language Capital Political System National holiday Constitution Independence Major Organizations Currency Universities Literacy Airports Climate Time Zone |
21,829 square miles Central Europe and the Mediterranean Total, 5,790 km; Mainland 1,778 km; Islands, 4012 km 4.784.265 (1991 census) Croats 78%; Serbs 12%; Muslim 0.9%; Hungarian 0.5%; Slovenian 0.5%; Others 8.1% (1991 census) Catholic 76.5 %; Orthodox 11.1%; Muslim 1.2%; Protestant 0.4%; Others 10.8% Croatian Zagreb (population: 1 million) Republic, semi-presidential parliamentary democracy Statehood Day, May 30 (1990) Adopted December 22, 1990 June 25, 1991 United Nations, Council of Europe, OSCE, EBRD, World Bank, International Monetary Fund Kuna (HRK) Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Osijek, Zadar, Varazdin 94% Zagreb, Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Split, Brac, Dubrovnik, Osijek, Losinj Moderate Continental and Mediterranean GMT + 1 hour |
| The United States recognized Croatia on April 7, 1992. Diplomatic relations between Croatia and the United States were established on August 11, 1992. | |
