Statistical information Croatia 1992
Croatia in the World
Croatia - Introduction 1992
top of pageBackground: In 1918 the Croats Serbs and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II Yugoslavia became an independent communist state under the strong hand of Marshal TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 bitter fighting ensued with occupying Serb armies.
Croatia - Geography 1992
top of pageLocation
Geographic coordinates
Map reference
Area
Total: 56,538 km²
Land: 56,410 km²
Comparative: slightly smaller than West Virginia
Land boundaries: 1,843 km; Bosnia and Hercegovina (east) 751 km, Bosnia and Hercegovina (southeast) 91 km, Hungary 292 km, Serbia and Montenegro 254 km, Slovenia 455 km
Coastline: 5,790 km; mainland 1,778 km, islands 4,012 km
Maritime claims
Contiguous zone: NA nm
Continental shelf: 200-meter depth or to depth of exploitation
Exclusive economic zone: 12 nm
Exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Disputes:
Serbian enclaves in eastern Slavonia and along the western
Bosnia and Hercegovinian border; dispute with Slovenia over fishing rights in Adriatic
Bosnia and Hercegovinian border; dispute with Slovenia over fishing rights in Adriatic
Climate: Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
Terrain: geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coast, coastline, and islands
Elevation
Natural resources: oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, fruit, livestock
Land use
Land use: 32% arable land; 20% permanent crops; 18% meadows and pastures; 15% forest and woodland; 9% other; includes 5% irrigated
Irrigated land
Major rivers
Major watersheds area km²
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Natural hazards
Geography
Croatia - People 1992
top of pagePopulation: 4,784,000 (July 1991), growth rate 0.39% (for the period 1981-91)
Nationality: noun - Croat(s; adjective - Croatian
Ethnic groups:
Croat 78%, Serb 12%, Muslims 0.9%, Hungarian 0.5%,
Slovenian 0.5%, others 7.8%
Slovenian 0.5%, others 7.8%
Languages: Serbo-Croatian 96%
Religions:
Catholic 76.5%, Orthodox 11.1%, Slavic Muslim 1.2%,
Protestant 1.4%, others and unknown 11%
Protestant 1.4%, others and unknown 11%
Demographic profile
Age structure
Age structure
Dependency ratios
Median age
Population growth rate
Birth rate: 12.2 births/1000 population (1991)
Death rate: 11.3 deaths/1000 population (1991)
Net migration rate: NA migrants/1000 population (1991)
Population distribution
Urbanization
Major urban areas
Environment
Current issues: air pollution from metallurgical plants; damaged forest; coastal pollution from industrial and domestic waste; subject to frequent and destructive earthquakes
Current issues note:
controls most land routes from Western Europe to Aegean Sea and
Turkish Straits
Turkish Straits
Air pollutants
Sex ratio
Mothers mean age at first birth
Maternal mortality ratio
Infant mortality rate: 10 deaths/1000 live births (1990)
Life expectancy at birth: 67 years male, 74 years female (1980-82)
Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman (1991)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Drinking water source
Current health expenditure
Physicians density
Hospital bed density
Sanitation facility access
Hiv/Aids
Major infectious diseases
Obesity adult prevalence rate
Alcohol consumption
Tobacco use
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
Education expenditures
Literacy: 96.5% (male 98.6%, female 94.5%) age 10 and over can read and write (1991 census)
School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Youth unemployment
Croatia - Government 1992
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: None
Government type: parliamentary democracy
Capital: Zagreb
Administrative divisions: 102 districts (opcine, singular - opcina)
Dependent areas
Independence: June 1991 from Yugoslavia
National holiday: 30 May, Statehood Day (1990)
Constitution: promulgated on 22 December 1990
Legal system: based on civil law system; judicial/no judicial review of legislative acts; does/does not accept compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
International law organization participation
Citizenship
Suffrage: at age 16 if employed, universal at age 18
Parliament: last held May 1990 (next to be held NA); results - HDZ won 205 seats; seats - 349 (total)
President: NA
Executive branch: president, prime minister
Legislative branch: bicameral
Judicial branch: Supreme Court, Constitutional Court
Political parties and leaders
International organization participation: CSCE
Diplomatic representation:
Ambassador Dr. Franc Vinko GOLEM, Office of
Republic of Croatia, 256 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20,036; telephone (202) 543-5,586
Republic of Croatia, 256 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20,036; telephone (202) 543-5,586
US: Ambassador NA; Embassy at NA (mailing address is APO New York is 9,862); telephone NA
Diplomatic representation
Flag description
: red, white, and blue with Croatian coat of arms (red and white checkered)National symbols
National anthem
National heritage
Croatia - Economy 1992
top of pageEconomy overview:
Before the political disintegration of Yugoslavia, the republic of Croatia stood next to Slovenia as the most prosperous and industrialized area, with a per capita output roughly comparable to that of
Portugal and perhaps one-third above the Yugoslav average. Serbia and the
Portugal and perhaps one-third above the Yugoslav average. Serbia and the
Serbdominated army of the old Yugoslavia however have seized Croatian territory and the overriding determinant of Croatia's longterm economic prospects will be the final border settlement. Under the most favorable circumstances Croatia will retain the Dalmatian coast with its major tourist attractions and Slavonia with its oilfields and rich agricultural land. Even so Croatia would face monumental problems stemming from: the legacy of longtime Communist mismanagement of the economy; large foreign debt; damage during the fighting to bridges, factories, powerlines, buildings, and houses; and the disruption of economic ties to Serbia and the other former Yugoslav republics. At the minimum, extensive Western aid and investment, especially in the tourist and oil industries, would seem necessary to salvage a desperate economic situation. However, peace and political stability must come first.
GDP: NA - $26.3 billion, per capita $5,600; real growth rate -25% (1991 est.)
Real gdp purchasing power parity
Real gdp growth rate
Real gdp per capita
Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end use
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture products:
Croatia normally produces a food surplus; most agricultural land in private hands and concentrated in Croat-majority districts in
Slavonia and Istria; much of Slavonia's land has been put out of production by fighting; wheat, corn, sugar beets, sunflowers, alfalfa, and clover are main crops in Slavonia; central Croatian highlands are less fertile but support cereal production, orchards, vineyards, livestock breeding, and dairy farming; coastal areas and offshore islands grow olives, citrus fruits, and vegetables
Slavonia and Istria; much of Slavonia's land has been put out of production by fighting; wheat, corn, sugar beets, sunflowers, alfalfa, and clover are main crops in Slavonia; central Croatian highlands are less fertile but support cereal production, orchards, vineyards, livestock breeding, and dairy farming; coastal areas and offshore islands grow olives, citrus fruits, and vegetables
Industries: chemicals and plastics, machine tools, fabricated metal, electronics, pig iron and rolled steel products, aluminum reduction, paper, wood products (including furniture), building materials (including cement), textiles, shipbuilding, petroleum and petroleum refining, food processing and beverages
Industrial production growth rate: declined as much as 11% in 1990 and probably another 29% in 1991
Labor force: 1,509,489; industry and mining 37%, agriculture 4%, government NA%, other
Organized labor: NA
Labor force
Unemployment rate: 20% (December 1991)
Youth unemployment
Population below poverty line
Gini index
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Distribution of family income gini index
Budget: revenues $NA million; expenditures $NA million, including capital expenditures of $NA million
Taxes and other revenues
Public debt
Revenue
Fiscal year: calendar year
Inflation rate consumer prices
Central bank discount rate
Commercial bank prime lending rate
Stock of narrow money
Stock of broad money
Stock of domestic credit
Market value of publicly traded shares
Current account balance
Exports: $2.9 billion (1990)
Commodoties: machinery and transport equipment (30%), other manufacturers (37%), chemicals (11%), food and live animals (9%), raw materials (6.5%), fuels and lubricants (5%)
Partners: principally the other former Yugoslav republics
Imports: $4.4 billion (1990)
Commodoties: machinery and transport equipment (21%), fuels and lubricants (19%), food and live animals (16%), chemicals (14%), manufactured goods (13%), miscellaneous manufactured articles (9%), raw materials (6.5%), beverages and tobacco (1%)
Partners: principally other former Yugoslav republics
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Debt external
Stock of direct foreign investment at home
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad
Exchange rates: Croatian dinar per US $1 - 60.00 (April 1992)
Croatia - Energy 1992
top of pageElectricity
Production: 3,570,000 kW capacity; 8,830 million kWh produced, 1,855 kWh per capita 1991)
Coal
Petroleum
Crude oil
Refined petroleum
Natural gas
Carbon dioxide emissions
Energy consumption per capita
Croatia - Communication 1992
top of pageTelephones
Telephone system
Broadcast media
Internet
Broadband fixed subscriptions
Croatia - Military 1992
top of pageMilitary expenditures
Percent of gdp: $NA, NA% of GDP
Military and security forces
Military service age and obligation
Space program
Terrorist groups
Croatia - Transportation 1992
top of pageNational air transport system
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
Airports:
8 total, NA usable; NA with permanent-surface runways; NA with runways over 3,659 m; 7
with runways 2,440-3,659 m; NA
with runways 1,220-2,439 m; 1
with runways 900 m
with runways 2,440-3,659 m; NA
with runways 1,220-2,439 m; 1
with runways 900 m
Heliports
Pipelines: crude oil 670 km, petroleum products 20 km, natural gas 310 km
Railways
Roadways
Waterways: 785 km perennially navigable
Merchant marine:
11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 60,802 GRT/65,560
DWT; includes 1 cargo, 3 roll-on/roll-off, 5 passenger ferries, 2 bulk carriers; note - also controlled by Croatian shipowners are 196 ships (1,000
GRT or over) under flags of convenience - primarily Malta and St. Vincent - totaling 2,593,429 GRT/4,101,119 DWT; includes 91 general cargo, 7 roll-on/ roll-off, 6 refrigerated cargo, 13 container ships, 3 multifunction large load carriers, 52 bulk carriers, 3 passenger ships, 11 petroleum tankers, 4 chemical tankers, 6 service vessels
DWT; includes 1 cargo, 3 roll-on/roll-off, 5 passenger ferries, 2 bulk carriers; note - also controlled by Croatian shipowners are 196 ships (1,000
GRT or over) under flags of convenience - primarily Malta and St. Vincent - totaling 2,593,429 GRT/4,101,119 DWT; includes 91 general cargo, 7 roll-on/ roll-off, 6 refrigerated cargo, 13 container ships, 3 multifunction large load carriers, 52 bulk carriers, 3 passenger ships, 11 petroleum tankers, 4 chemical tankers, 6 service vessels
Civil air: NA major transport aircraft
Ports and terminals
Croatia - Transnational issues 1992
top of pageDisputes international
Refugees and internally displaced persons
Illicit drugs