Since the adoption of the 1990 Constitution, Croatia has been a democracy. Between 1990 and 2000 it had a semi-presidential system and since 2000 it has a parliamentary system.
Country name: Republic of Croatia
Local form: Republika Hrvatska
Date of independence: 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Constitution: adopted on 22 December 1990; revised 1997, 2000, 2001, 2010,2014
Government type: Since the adoption of the 1990 Constitution, Croatia has been a democracy. Between 1990 and 2000 it had a semi-presidential system and since 2000 it has a parliamentary system.
Voting: 18 years of age, universal, voting is not compulsory.
Capital city: Zagreb (population of 790 017 – 2011 census)
Administrative divisions: 20 counties and one city (Zagreb)
Population: 4,284,088 (2011 census)
Total area: 87,609 sq. km
Number of islands: 1,185 (47 inhabited)
Time zone: CET (GMT+1)
International dialling code: +385
Monetary unit: Croatian Kuna - HRK
Power supply: 220V, 50Hz
Demographics: the majority of the population are Croats, with the largest minorities being Serbs, Bosniaks, Italians, Hungarians, Albanians, Slovenes and Czechs.
