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Zagreb, capital city of Croatia

Image of Zagreb, capital city of Croatia

Croatia Flag

Flag of Croatia

Croatia is a country located in the Southern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.

Easy learning about Croatia

Croatia is located in Southern Europe
Europe Continent
Member of European Union since 2013
Euro since 2023
Schengen since 2023
NATO since 2009
Croatia has a population of 3,896,023 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Inhabitants of Croatia are called Croatians, Croats
The country’s total area is 56,542 Km2
( 35,134 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank15
Global Peace Index Score2
Human Development Index (HDI) Croatia HDI ranks in position nº 39 worldwide
Very High Human Development
HDI of 0.878 (0.4 to 1)
(2022 data from UNDP)
Croatia’s passport allows visa-free entry to 183 countries
Croatia passport ranks in position nº 9 in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Croatia GDP per capita is $25,674 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Croatia ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are Legal
(2025 ILGA data)
Croatia EPI (English Proficiency Index) is classified as Very high proficiency in English
has a score of 607
ranks 5th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 45° 10' N, 15° 30' E
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Croatia Capital cityZagreb
Neighbouring countriesHungary, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia.
Croatia ClimateMediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
Most predominant religionRoman Catholic,
Second most predominant religionOrthodox,
Currency name & code Kuna (HRK)
Internet ccTLD.hr
Croatia calling code+385

Croatia administrative divisions

20 counties (zupanije) and 1 city* (grad) with special county status

  1. Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska (Bjelovar-Bilogora),
  2. Brodsko-Posavska (Brod-Posavina),
  3. Dubrovacko-Neretvanska (Dubrovnik-Neretva),
  4. Istarska (Istria),
  5. Karlovacka (Karlovac),
  6. Koprivnicko-Krizevacka (Koprivnica-Krizevci),
  7. Krapinsko-Zagorska (Krapina-Zagorje),
  8. Licko-Senjska (Lika-Senj),
  9. Medimurska (Medimurje),
  10. Osjecko-Baranjska (Osijek-Baranja),
  11. Pozesko-Slavonska (Pozega-Slavonia),
  12. Primorsko-Goranska (Primorje-Gorski Kotar),
  13. Sibensko-Kninska (Sibenik-Knin),
  14. Sisacko-Moslavacka (Sisak-Moslavina),
  15. Splitsko-Dalmatinska (Split-Dalmatia),
  16. Varazdinska (Varazdin),
  17. Viroviticko-Podravska (Virovitica-Podravina),
  18. Vukovarsko-Srijemska (Vukovar-Syrmia),
  19. Zadarska (Zadar),
  20. Zagreb*,
  21. Zagrebacka (Zagreb county)

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