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PEOPLE

Language
Croatian (official) 96 percent. Istrian, Romani, Czech, Slovak and Italian are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	4.4 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	4.6 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	4.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	4.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	4.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	4.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	4.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	4.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	4.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
3.8 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Croats 78 percent, Serbs 12 percent. There are also Muslim, Hungarian, Slovenian and other minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Roman Catholic 76 percent, Christian Orthodox 11 percent, Muslim 1 percent
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	56.9 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	56.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	56.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	56.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	56.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	55.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	55.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	55.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1945
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
90 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	15.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	29.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	16.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	16.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	17.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	18.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
Standard Time GMT +1, Summer Time GMT +2

Climate description
Mediterranean climate; with mild winters and hot, sunny summers and occasional thunderstorms. Heavy rainfall in autumn and winter, with cooler climate in the mountains.

Currency
Kuna

Telephone dialling code
(+) 385

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	75.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	75.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	75.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	74.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	74.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	73.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	71.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	71.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	71.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	70.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	70.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	69.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	78.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	78.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	78.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	78.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	77.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	77.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	5 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	6 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	6 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	7 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	7 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	6 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	6 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	7 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	7 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	7 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	No data available percent
1995-2000	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	7 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	8 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	47	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	44	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	45	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	48	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	47	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	48	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	1 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	1 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	1 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	1 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	7 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	7 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	99 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	No data available percent
2000	No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	99 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	No data available percent
2000	No data available percent

Literacy - average

2004	98.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	98.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	98.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	98.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	98.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	97.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	97.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	97.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	97.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	97.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	419 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	417 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	413 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	424 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	424 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	420 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	409 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	397 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	382 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1340 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	1137 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	991 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	822 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	637 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	569 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	524 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	392 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	229 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	493 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	436 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	370 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	324 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	303 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	224 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	175 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	115 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	66 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	62 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	64 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	69	Transparency International
2005	70 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	67 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	59 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	51	Transparency International
2001	47 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	51	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	No data available percent
1990-2004	No data available percent
1990-2002	No data available percent
1990-2001	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	10460 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	9300 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	8370 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	7030 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	5480 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	4640 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	4380 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	4430 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	51.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	42.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	38.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	35.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	29.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	23.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	19.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	18.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	4.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	4.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	4.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	5.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	5.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	4.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	2.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	4.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	3.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	3.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	3.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	3.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	3.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	4.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	4.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.4 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
24.5 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	244 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	244 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	238 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	229 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	<0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	No data available percent
2005	No data available percent
2004	No data available percent
2003	No data available percent

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	40 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	41 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	41 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	42 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	43 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	44 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	46 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	49 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	97012	UNHCR
2007	100423	UNHCR
2006	93767	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	119148	UNHCR
2004	215475	UNHCR
2003	230189	UNHCR
2002	274818	UNHCR
2001	290279	UNHCR
2000	335199	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	1378	UNHCR
2007	1642	UNHCR
2006	2443	UNHCR
2005	2927	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2004	3663	UNHCR
2003	4387	UNHCR
2002	8392	UNHCR
2001	21875	UNHCR
2000	22437	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

2009	2579	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2009
2008	2900	IDMC 2008
2007	3200	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2008
2006	4200 - 7000	IDMC 2006
2005	4900	IDMC 2006

Landmine casualties per year

2007	8	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006	13	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004	20	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	9	Landmine Monitor Report 2005

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	2.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	2.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	2.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	3.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	4.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	4.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	4.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	4.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	4.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	No data available percent
2003-2004	6.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	5.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	7.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	8.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003