Croatia
Croatia is located in southeastern Europe between Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatia’s coastline on the Adriatic Sea made fishing a traditional industry, but the fishing industry shrunk greatly as a result of wars and overfishing.
Quick Facts
Population: 4.270 million
Ethnic Groups: Croat (90.4%), Serb (4.4%), Other (4.4%), Unspecified (0.8%)
Languages: Croatian (Official) (95.6%), Serbian (1.2%), Others (3%), Unspecified (0.2%)
Religions: Roman Catholic (86.3%), Orthodox (4.4%), Muslim (1.5%), Other (1.5%), Unspecified (2.5%), None (3.8%)
Capital: Zagreb
CIA: The World Factbook — Last Updated December 29, 2019
Croatians in Canada
Croatian Population in Canada
133,965
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From an economic standpoint, Croatia continues its slow recovery from the effects of Communism. Privatization has helped, but unemployment is still high and wages are still low. Nevertheless, Croatians enjoy a high standard of living compared to most countries around the world. The Catholic Church is very influential in Croatia and enjoys preferential treatment from the government. The Roman Catholic Church in Croatia receives financial support from the state. Despite the dominance of Catholicism, Croatia is officially a secular state with freedom of religion.
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