Croatia | ||
EU Member since | 2013 | |
Other Memberships | NATO, Bologna Process | |
Currency | Kuna (HRK) | |
Capital | Zagreb | |
Area | 56,594 sq km | |
Population | 4,475,611 (July 2013 est.) | |
Language | Croatian, Serbian | |
Religion | Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census) | |
GDP | $ 14,193 (2011) | |
GNI | $ 18,780 (2011) | |
SGI | N/A | |
CPI | 46 out of 100 (2012) | |
Architecture | Croatian Rom anesque, Italian Renaissance, Sezessionstill (Viennese Art Nuveau) | |
Literature | Marko Marulić, Miroslav Krleža | |
Music | Ganga, Klapa, Tamburica, Gusle, Zagorje, Turbo folk, Novi Val (Croatian New Wave) ; Ivo Pogorelich, Zinka Milanov , Severina, Parni Valjak, Prljavo Kazaliste, Azra, Vanna, Darko Rundek, Let 3 , Haustor, Oliver Dragojevic, Josipa Lisac. | |
Painting | Vlaho Bukovac, Miroslav Kraljevic, Maximilian Vanka | |
Cuisine | Meso z tiblice (salty pork), Fuzi (pasta), Sporki makaruni (meat stew with pasta), Arambase (stuffed cabbage), Gregada (fish stew), Pogaca (pastry with salty fish), Burek (pastry filled with cheese, meat or vegetables), Pasticada (beef stew). Delicacies: Fritule, Istrian ham | |
Drinks | Malvazija semi-sweet white, Debit white grape and Plavac Mali wines, Karlovacko and Ozujsko beer | |
Consumption | 15.11 equivalent liters of pure ethyl alcohol per capita per year (WHO, 2005) | |
Sports | Soccer, handball |
Ilica street in Zagreb source: © EU 2013