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Former Croatia international Pokrivac dies in car accident at 39 • Apr. 18, 2025, 10:21 PM ET (Straits Times)
Nikola Pokrivac: Former Croatia international dies in car accident • Apr. 18, 2025, 3:25 PM ET (BBC)
Taiwan’s Tang tops qualification round at gymnastics event • Apr. 12, 2025, 7:24 AM ET (Taipei Times)
Western Balkans peace threatened by new military alliances? • Apr. 10, 2025, 8:36 PM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Croatia to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030 • Apr. 8, 2025, 4:51 AM ET (Straits Times)

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Also Known As Republic of Croatia • Republika Hrvatska • Hrvatska
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Andrej Plenković
Capital Zagreb
Population (2025 est.) 3,816,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 0.937 euro
Head Of State President: Zoran Milanović
Form Of Government multiparty republic with one legislative house (Croatian Parliament [151])
Official Language Croatian
Official Religion none1
Official Name Republika Hrvatska (Republic of Croatia)
Total Area (Sq Km) 56,594
Total Area (Sq Mi) 21,851
Monetary Unit euro (€)
Population Rank (2025) 131
Population Projection 2030 3,861,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 174.6
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 67.4
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 58.9% • Rural: (2024) 41.1%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2021) 73.8 years • Female: (2021) 80.8 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2021) 100% • Female: (2021) 99%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 79,479
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 20,590
1However, the Roman Catholic Church receives state financial support through concordats with the Vatican.

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