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Official name: Croatia
Capital City: Zagreb
Current Local Time:
Country website: http://www.dhl.hr/
International Dialing Code: 385
Population: 5,004,112 (July 1996
Currency: 1 Croatian kuna (HRK) = 100 lipas
Spoken Languages: Croatian 96%, other 4% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czechoslovak, and German)
Holidays: Jan 1, 6, Apr 24, 25, May 1, Jun 22, 23, 25, Aug 5, 15, Oct 8, Nov 1, Dec 25, 26
Major Exports: Commodities: machinery and transport equipment 13.6%, miscellaneous manufactures 27.6%, chemicals 14.2%, food and live animals 12.2%, raw materials 6.1%, fuels and lubricants 9.4%, beverages and tobacco 2.7% (1993)
Partners: Germany 22.9%, Italy 21.2%, Slovenia 18.3% (1993)
Major Imports: Commodities: machinery and transport equipment 23.1%, fuels and lubricants 8.8%, food and live animals 9.0%, chemicals 14.2%, miscellaneous manufactured articles 16.0%, raw materials 3.5%, beverages and tobacco 1.4% (1993)
Partners: Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Iran
Total Export: $4.3 billion (f.o.b., 1994)
Total Import: $5.2 billion (c.i.f., 1994)
Gross Domestic Product: $20.1 billion (1995 est.)
Per Capita Income: $4,300 (1995 est.)
Literacy Rate: 97%
Population Growth Rate: 0.58% (1996 est.)