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| Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| Zagreb |
726,770 |
1991 |
| Split |
189,388 |
1991 |
| Rijeka |
167,964 |
1991 |
Key Data |
| Region: |
Eastern Europe |
| Population: |
4,676,865 July 1999 |
| Area Total: |
56,538 km2 |
| Area Land: |
56,410 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
5,790 km km |
| Capital: |
Zagreb |
| Climate: |
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate
predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers
along coast. |
| Languages: |
Serbo-Croatian, Italian, Hungarian, Czech Slovak, and
German |
| Currency: |
1 Croatian kuna (HRK) = 100 paras |
| Holiday: |
Statehood Day, 30 May (1990) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
Zagreb |
| January: |
0°C / 32°F |
| July: |
23.5°C / 74.3°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
652mm / 25.7'' |
Boundaries |
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Bosnia-Herzegovina: |
932km |
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Slovenia: |
546km |
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Hungary: |
329km |
| Yugoslavia: |
266km |
Ethnic Divisions |
| Croat |
78% |
| Serb |
12% |
| other |
7% |
| Bosniak |
.90% |
| Hungarian |
.50% |
| Slovenian |
.50% |
| Czech |
.40% |
| Albanian |
.30% |
| Roma |
.20% |
Religions |
| Roman Catholic |
76% |
| Orthodox |
11% |
| others and unknown |
11% |
| Muslim |
1% |
| Protestant |
.40% |
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