President: Ivo Josipovic Prime minister : Zoran Milanovic
Population
1,343,239,923
4,480,043
Life Expectancy
74.840 years
75.990 years
Capital City
Beijing
Zagreb
Largest city
Shanghai (population: 14,608,500)
Zagreb - Centar (population: 800,000)
Human Development Index
0.762
0.862
GDP per capita
$8,500 US
$18,400 US
Literacy Rate
90.9%
98.1%
Corruption Perception Index
3.6
4.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
21.3%
20.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
Liu Yongxing ($3.0bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
6.500%
17.700%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
Communist state
presidential/parliamentary democracy
Independence date
221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty); 1 January 1912 (Qing or Ch'ing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China); 1 October 1949 (People's Republic of China established)
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Religions
Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2% note: officially atheist (2002 est.)
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
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census)
Exports
electrical and other machinery, including data processing equipment, apparel, textile, iron and steel, optical and medical equipment
transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels
External Debt
$697,200,000,000 $
$66,300,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Renminbi yuan (RMB) per US dollar - 6.9385 (2008 est.), 7.61 (2007), 7.97 (2006), 8.1943 (2005), 8.2768 (2004)
kuna (HRK) per US dollar - 4.98 (2008 est.), 5.3735 (2007), 5.8625 (2006), 5.9473 (2005), 6.0358 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
4.300%
2.390%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
100
5
Location
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Area
9,596,961 km sq
56,594 km sq
Coastline
14,500 km
5,835 km
Climate
extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
