Outline of Croatia explained

See also: Index of Croatia-related articles. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Croatia:

Croatia  - unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of Central Europe, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. The country's population is 4 million, most of whom are Croats, with the most common religious denomination being Roman Catholicism. Croatia is a member of the European Union (since July 2013) and of NATO (since April 2009).

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Croatia
• Official English country name: The Republic of Croatia
• Common endonym: Hrvatska
• Official endonym: Republika Hrvatska
• Adjectival(s): Croatian
• Demonym(s): Croat
• Etymology: Name of Croatia
• International rankings of Croatia
• ISO country codes: HR, HRV, 191
• ISO region codes: See
• Internet country code top-level domain: .hr

Geography of Croatia

Geography of Croatia

• Croatia is: a country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Northern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe
        • Southern Europe
          • Balkans (also known as "Southeast Europe")
        • Central Europe
  • Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Croatia
    • High: Dinara 18310NaN0
    • Low: Adriatic Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,982 km

932 km

455 km

329 km

241 km

25 km

• Coastline: Adriatic Sea 5,835 km
• Population of Croatia: 4,453,500
  • Area of Croatia: 56542km2
• Atlas of Croatia

Environment of Croatia

• Climate of Croatia
• Renewable energy in Croatia
• Geology of Croatia
• Protected areas of Croatia
  • Biosphere reserves in Croatia
  • National parks of Croatia
• Wildlife of Croatia
  • Fauna of Croatia
    • Birds of Croatia
    • Mammals of Croatia

Natural geographic features of Croatia

• Islands of Croatia
  • Inhabited islands of Croatia
• Lakes of Croatia
• Mountains of Croatia
• Rivers of Croatia
• World Heritage Sites in Croatia

Regions of Croatia

Regions of Croatia

• Central Croatia
• Dalmatia
• Istria
• Gorski Kotar
• Međimurje
• Slavonia
• Zagorje

Administrative divisions of Croatia

Administrative divisions of Croatia

• First level:
  • Counties of Croatia
  • City of Zagreb
• Second level:
  • Municipalities of Croatia
  • Cities of Croatia

List of counties of Croatia

Counties of Croatia

• Bjelovar-Bilogora County
• Brod-Posavina County
• Dubrovnik-Neretva County
• Istria County
• Karlovac County
• Koprivnica-Križevci County
• Krapina-Zagorje County
• Lika-Senj County
• Međimurje County
• Osijek-Baranja County
• Požega-Slavonia County
• Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
• Sisak-Moslavina County
• Split-Dalmatia County
• Šibenik-Knin County
• Varaždin County
• Virovitica-Podravina County
• Vukovar-Syrmia County
• Zadar County
• Zagreb County
• City of Zagreb

Municipalities of Croatia

Municipalities of Croatia

• Cities of Croatia

Demography of Croatia

Demographics of Croatia

• Croats

Government and politics of Croatia

Politics of Croatia

• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
• Capital of Croatia: Zagreb
• Elections in Croatia
  • 2016 parliamentary elections
  • 2014–15 presidential elections
  • 2019–20 presidential elections
• Political parties in Croatia

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Croatia

• Head of state: President of Croatia, Zoran Milanović (2020–)
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković (2016–)
• Croatian Government

Legislative branch of the government of Croatia

• Croatian Parliament (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Croatia

Court system of Croatia

• Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia
• Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia

Foreign relations of Croatia

Foreign relations of Croatia

• Diplomatic missions in Croatia
• Diplomatic missions of Croatia

International organization membership

The Republic of Croatia is a member of.

• Australia Group
• Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
• Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
• Central European Initiative (CEI)
• Council of Europe (CE)
• European Union (EU)
• Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

• Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
• United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
• United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
• United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
• United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
• United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• World Veterans Federation (WVF)
• Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Croatia

Law of Croatia

• Capital punishment in Croatia
• Constitution of Croatia
• Crime in Croatia
• Human rights in Croatia
  • LGBT rights in Croatia
  • Freedom of religion in Croatia
• Law enforcement in Croatia

Military of Croatia

Military of Croatia

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: President Zoran Milanović
    • Ministry of Defence of Croatia: Minister Mario Banožić
    • Chief of the General Staff: Admiral Robert Hranj
• Forces
  • Army of Croatia
  • Navy of Croatia
  • Air Force of Croatia
  • Special forces of Croatia
• Military history of Croatia
• Croatian military ranks

Local government in Croatia

Local government in Croatia

History of Croatia

See main article: History of Croatia and Timeline of Croatian history.

• Military history of Croatia

Culture of Croatia

Culture of Croatia

• Architecture of Croatia
• Cuisine of Croatia
• Ethnic minorities in Croatia
  • Czechs in Croatia
  • Germans of Croatia
  • Roma in Croatia
  • Serbs of Croatia
• Festivals in Croatia
• Languages of Croatia
• Media in Croatia
• Museums in Croatia
• National symbols of Croatia
  • Coat of arms of Croatia
  • Flag of Croatia
  • National anthem of Croatia
• People of Croatia
• Prostitution in Croatia
• Public holidays in Croatia
• Records of Croatia
• Religion in Croatia
  • Roman Catholicism in Croatia
  • Buddhism in Croatia
  • Hinduism in Croatia
  • Islam in Croatia
  • Judaism in Croatia
  • Orthodoxy in Croatia
• Croatian Wine
• World Heritage Sites in Croatia

Art in Croatia

• Art of Croatia
• Cinema of Croatia
• Literature in Croatia
• Music of Croatia
• Television in Croatia
• Theatre in Croatia

Sports in Croatia

Sports in Croatia

• Football in Croatia
  • Croatia national football team
  • Croatia at the FIFA World Cup
• Croatia at the Olympics
• 2009 World Men's Handball Championship

Economy and infrastructure of Croatia

Economy of Croatia

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 64th (sixty-fourth)
• Agriculture in Croatia
• Banking in Croatia
  • National Bank of Croatia
  • Banks in Croatia
• Communications in Croatia
  • Internet in Croatia
• Companies of Croatia
• Currency of Croatia: Kuna
  • ISO 4217

HRK

• Energy in Croatia
  • Energy policy of Croatia
  • Oil industry in Croatia
• Health care in Croatia
• Mining in Croatia
• Zagreb Stock Exchange
  • Varaždin Stock Exchange (defunct)
• Tourism in Croatia
• Transportation in Croatia
  • Airports in Croatia
  • Rail transport in Croatia
  • Roads in Croatia
    • Highways in Croatia
    • State routes in Croatia

Education in Croatia

Education in Croatia

• List of schools in Croatia
  • List of high schools in Croatia
• Institutions of higher education in Croatia
  • University of Zagreb
  • University of Split
  • University of Rijeka
  • University of Osijek
  • University of Zadar
  • University of Dubrovnik
  • University of Pula

See also

• • • • • Index of Croatia-related articles
• List of Croatia-related topics
• Outline of Slavic history and culture
• List of Slavic studies journals

External links

• • Croatian Homepage
• About Croatia
• Croatian National Tourist Board
• The Government of the Republic of Croatia
  • Weather forecasts and weather info on Croatia