Outline of Croatia

The Flag of Croatia

The Coat of arms of Croatia

The location of Croatia with its major cities labelled.

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 4.45 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).

General reference

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Croatia

• Pronunciation: ⁱ/kroʊˈeɪʃə/
• 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 ISO 3166-2:HR
• Internet country code top-level domain: .hr

Geography of Croatia

An enlargeable topographic map of Croatia

• Croatia is: a country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Northern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe
        • Southern Europe
          • Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
        • Central Europe
  • Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Croatia
    • High: Dinara 1,831 m (6,007 ft)
    • Low: Adriatic Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,982 km

 Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km

 Slovenia 455 km

 Hungary 329 km

 Serbia 241 km

 Montenegro 25 km

• Coastline: Adriatic Sea 5,835 km

• Population of Croatia: 4,453,500
• Area of Croatia: 56,542 km² (21,831 sq mi)
• Atlas of Croatia

Environment of Croatia

An enlargeable satellite image 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

• 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

• Cities of Croatia

Demography of Croatia

• Croats

Government and politics of Croatia

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

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Croatia

• Head of state: President of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2015-)
• 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

• Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia
• Supreme Court of the Republic 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:^[1]

Australia Group Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer) Central European Initiative (CEI) Council of Europe (CE) 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) Organization 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 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 Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
    • Ministry of Defence of Croatia: Minister Damir Krstičević
    • Chief of the General Staff: General Mirko Šundov
• Forces
  • Army of Croatia
  • Navy of Croatia
  • Air Force of Croatia
  • Special forces of Croatia
• Military history of Croatia
• Croatian military ranks

History of Croatia

Main article: History of Croatia, Timeline of Croatian history, and Current events of Croatia

• Military history of Croatia

Culture of Croatia

Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik from 1555, a World Heritage site

• 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

• 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

• 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

• All pages beginning with "Croatia"
• All pages with titles containing Croatia
• All pages beginning with "Croatian"
• All pages with titles containing Croatian
• Index of Croatia-related articles
• List of Croatia-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

1. "Croatia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Croatia

• Croatia travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Croatian Homepage
• About Croatia
• Croatian National Tourist Board
• The Government of the Republic of Croatia
• Croatia at DMOZ
• Weather forecasts and weather info on Croatia