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People of Croatia

Population:4,493,312 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 16% (male 368,639/female 349,703)
15-64 years: 67.1% (male 1,499,354/female 1,515,932)
65 years and over: 16.9% (male 292,526/female 467,158) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 40.6 years
male: 38.6 years
female: 42.3 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:-0.035% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:9.63 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:11.57 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:1.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.054 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.989 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.626 male(s)/female
total population: 0.926 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 6.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 74.9 years
male: 71.26 years
female: 78.75 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.41 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:200 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 10 (2001 est.)
Nationality:noun: Croat(s), Croatian(s)
adjective: Croatian
Ethnic groups:Croat 89.6%, Serb 4.5%, other 5.9% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Roma) (2001 census)
Religions:Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
Languages:Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.1%
male: 99.3%
female: 97.1% (2001 census)

Croatia Quickstats

  • Population: 4,493,312 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 56,542 sq km
  • Density: 81 /km² (109th)
  • GDP (total): $68.21 billion
  • GDP (per capita): $15,355 (IMF) (53rd)
  • Literacy: 98.1%

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  • Currency: kuna (HRK)
  • Dial code: +385

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Croatia Internet

  • Usage: 1,303,000
  • Penetration: 29.2 %
  • Top Domain: .hr

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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