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Croatia
Republic of Croatia
Republika Hrvatska
Political Status: Former constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; constitution proclaiming Croatian sovereignty promulgated December 21, 1990; independence declared June 25, 1991; dissociation from Yugoslavia approved by the Croatian Assembly effective October 8, 1991.
Area: 21,829 sq. mi. (56,538 sq. km.).
Population: 4,437,460 (2001C); 4,440,000 (2005E).
Major Urban Centers (2005E): ZAGREB (687,000), Split (185,000), Rijeka (134,000).
Official Language: Croatian.
Monetary Unit: Kuna (market rate July 1, 2006: 5.66 kune = $1US).
President: Stjepan MESIĆ (Croatian National Party); elected in runoff balloting on February 7, 2000, and inaugurated on February 18 for a five-year term (Vlatko PAVLETIĆ [Croatian Democratic Union—CDU], the chair of the House of Representatives, had been serving as acting president since November 26, 1999, following a ruling by the Constitutional Court that longtime ...