Croatia
Republic of Croatia
Croatia sits in Southeast Europe and uses EUR - Euro (€). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Zagreb
767.1K
Split
160.6K
Rijeka
108K
Population
3.9M
3,866,233 people
Area
56.6K km2
56,594 square kilometers
Density
68/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Zagreb
45.815, 15.9819
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Croatia, officially listed here as Republic of Croatia, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Croatia, HR, HRV, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Croatia is grouped under Europe, more specifically Southeast Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 3,866,233 people and a land area of 56,594 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 68 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 45.16666666, 15.5, while the capital coordinate reference is 45.815, 15.9819. Croatia shares listed land borders with BIH, HUN, MNE, SRB, SVN, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Zagreb (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Osijek and Zadar. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Croatia, capital of Croatia, and major urban areas in Croatia. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include European Union, Eurozone, NATO, Schengen Area and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Croatia uses calling code +385, postal format HR-#####, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists EUR - Euro (€), while language records include Croatian. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as HR. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 30.1 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Croatia profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
HR / HRV
Top-level domains
.hr
Continents
Europe
Border countries
BIH, HUN, MNE, SRB, SVN
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
HR
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Croatia is represented by the HR country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Zagreb
Zagreb, Grad
767,131
primary
#2
Split
Splitsko-Dalmatinska Županija
160,577
admin
#3
Rijeka
Primorsko-Goranska Županija
107,964
admin
#4
Osijek
Osječko-Baranjska Županija
96,313
admin
#5
Zadar
Zadarska Županija
70,779
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+385
Postal format
HR-#####
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
Croatian
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
30.1
2023