Croatia
Croatia is a country in Central Europe. Its capital is Zagreb. About 3.9 million people live there (2021). It covers 56,594 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Zagreb
- People (2021)
- 3.9 million
- Area
- 56,594 km²
Croatia at a glance
- Official name
- Republic of Croatia
- In its own language
- Hrvatska
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Zagreb
- Population
- 3,871,833 (2021)
- Area
- 56,594 km² (21,851 mi²)
- People are called
- Croatian
- Official languages
- Croatian
- Currency
- GDP (nominal)
- US$71 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 78 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.858 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 28.9 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 17% (2014)
- Government
- republic
- Head of state
- Zoran Milanović (since 2020)
- Head of government
- Andrej Plenković (since 2016)
- Country codes
- HR, HRV
- Calling code
- +385
- Internet domain
- .hr
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+01:00
- Coordinates
- 45.25°, 15.466667°
Croatia and its neighbours
Croatia borders Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Croatia
- Neighbours
Divisions of Croatia
- Međimurje County
- Dubrovnik-Neretva County
- Istria County
- Split-Dalmatia County
- Vukovar-Srijem County
- Šibenik-Knin County
- Osijek-Baranja County
- Zadar County
- Brod-Posavina County
- Požega-Slavonia County
- Virovitica-Podravina County
- Lika-Senj County
- Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
- Bjelovar-Bilogora County
- Koprivnica-Križevci County
- Varaždin County
- Karlovac County
- Sisak-Moslavina County
- Krapina-Zagorje County
- Zagreb County
- Zagreb
Member of
- European Union
- United Nations
- NATO
- Council of Europe
- World Trade Organization
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Australia Group
- Eurocontrol
- Treaty on Open Skies
- Interpol
and 15 more organisations.
How far are you from Croatia?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Croatia?
The capital of Croatia is Zagreb.
What is the population of Croatia?
Croatia has about 3,871,833 people, as recorded in 2021.
How big is Croatia?
Croatia covers 56,594 square kilometres (21,851 square miles).
What language is spoken in Croatia?
The official language of Croatia is Croatian.
Which countries border Croatia?
Croatia shares a border with Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.