CROATIA

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Croatia People

Country Name: Republic of Croatia

Capital City: Zagreb

Population: 4,494,749 (July 2006)

Population Growth: -0.03% (2006)

Currency: Kuna (HRK)

Languages: Croatian

Area: 56,542 sq km

Inflation Rate: 3.4% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 17.2% official rate; labor force surveys indicate unemployment around 14% (2006)

Domain extension: .hr

PEOPLE OF CROATIA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

16% (male 368,639/female 349,703)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

67.1% (male 1,499,354/female 1,515,932)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

16.9% (male 292,526/female 467,158) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

40.6 years

Median Age - male:

38.6 years

Median Age - 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

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.054 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.989 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.626 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.926 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

74.9 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

71.26 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

78.75 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Croat(s), Croatian(s)

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)