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Basic Facts
Capital: Zagreb (1.1 million inhabitants)
Language: Croatian
Political system: Parliamentary democracy
Surface area: 56,538 km2
Data code: HR
Currency unit: Croatian kuna (HRK)
Area code: ++385
Nationality: noun: Croat(s), adjective: Croatian
Population: 4,771,000
Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1995): -0.1 (world avg. 15.7).
Land use (1994): Forest 37.1%; pasture 19.3%; agriculture 21.6%; other 22.0%.
Extent of sea shore - length mainland
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1,778 km (30.5%)
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islands
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4,012 km (69,5 %)
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total
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5,790 km
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by air
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526 km
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coast ruggedness
(Norway 20, Greece 6)
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11
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