Croatia

Region

Europe · Southeast Europe

Capital

Zagreb

Population

3,876,200 (2025)

Government

parliamentary republic

Currency

Euro (EUR)

Official languages

Croatian

Spoken languages

Croatian (official) 95.2%, Serbian 1.2%, other 3.1% (including Bosnian, Romani, Albanian, and Italian) unspecified 0.5% (2021 est.)

Written scripts

Latin

Area

56,594 km²

Coastline

Coastal

UN member

Yes

Affiliations

EU, IMF, NATO, WCO, WTO

Borders

Bosnia and Herzegovina , Hungary , Montenegro , Serbia , Slovenia

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports

ships, garments, electricity, packaged medicine, wood (2023)

Key imports

refined petroleum, cars, garments, natural gas, crude petroleum (2023)

Natural resources

oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower

Primary route

Adriatic and Aegean ports into Mediterranean services

Secondary route

Danube and overland EU corridors

Trade research

• WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
• World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
• OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
• ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
• CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure