{"id":1148,"date":"2013-01-14T14:21:50","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T14:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investcro.virtualna-tvornica.hr\/?page_id=1148"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T10:46:50","slug":"about-croatia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investcroatia.gov.hr\/en\/about-croatia\/","title":{"rendered":"About Croatia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>General information<\/h4>\n<table class=\"table table-striped\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Official Name of the Country<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Republic of Croatia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Capital City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Zagreb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Political System<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Parliamentary democracy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Population<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3.8663 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Territorial Organization<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>20 Counties and the City of Zagreb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Official Language<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Croatian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>President of the Republic of Croatia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Zoran Milanovi\u0107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>President of the Government<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Andrej Plenkovi\u0107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Land Area<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>56,594 sqm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Time zone<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>GMT+1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Neighbouring Countries<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Slovenia, Hungary, Italy, Serbia, Bosnia and<br \/>\nHerzegovina and Montenegro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Major cities<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Split, Rijeka, Osijek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Climate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Mediterranean and Continental<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>International Dialling Code<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+385<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Country Internet Domain<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>.hr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Currency<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>EUR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Financial Centre<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Zagreb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Basic macroeconomic indicators<\/h4>\n<table class=\"table table-striped\" style=\"height: 589px; width: 92.3281%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<th style=\"width: 13.6113%; height: 40px;\">INDICATOR<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 7.21569%; height: 40px;\">2013<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 7.21569%; height: 40px;\">2014<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 7.21569%; height: 40px;\">2015<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 7.21569%; height: 40px;\">2016<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 7.05882%; height: 40px;\">2017<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 7.21569%; height: 40px;\">2018<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 7.21569%; height: 40px;\">2019<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 7.21569%; height: 40px;\">2020<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 7.21569%;\">2021<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 7.21569%;\">2022<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 7.21569%;\">2023<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 7.23839%;\">2024<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 13.6113%; height: 19px;\">GDP per capita (EUR)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">10 590<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">10 587<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">10 936<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">11 396<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.05882%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">12 058<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">12 774<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">13 506<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">12 537<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">15 041<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">17 536<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">20 516<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.23839%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">22 219<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 13.6113%; height: 19px;\">GDP growth (%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">-0.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">-0.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">2.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">3.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.05882%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">3.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">2.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">3.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">-8.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">12.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">7.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">3.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.23839%; text-align: center; height: 24px;\">3.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 39px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 13.6113%; height: 39px;\">Unemployment rate (ILO, %)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">17.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">17.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">16.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">13.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.05882%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">11.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">8.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">6.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">7.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">7.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">6.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">6.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.23839%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 13.6113%; height: 19px;\">Average CPI yoy inflation rate (%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">2.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">-0.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">-0.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">-1.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.05882%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">1.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">1.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">0.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">0.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">2.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">10.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">8.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.23839%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">3.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 39px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 13.6113%; height: 39px;\">Exports of goods and services (as of % GDP)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 42px;\">39.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 42px;\">41.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 42px;\">45.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 42px;\">46.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.05882%; text-align: center; height: 42px;\">49.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 42px;\">49.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 42px;\">51.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 42px;\">41.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 42px;\">49.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 42px;\">59.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 42px;\">52.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.23839%; text-align: center; height: 42px;\">50.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 13.6113%; height: 19px;\">Gross salary (EUR)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">1 054<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">1 056<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">1 069<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">1 029<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.05882%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">1 069<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">1 121<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 7.21569%; text-align: center; height: 20px;\">1 163<\/td>\n<td 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