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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of croatia conventional short form: croatia local short form: hrvatska former: people's republic of croatia, socialist republic of croatia local long form: republika hrvatska |
| Government type | presidential/parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Zagreb |
| Administrative divisions | 20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular) and 1 city* (grad - singular); Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska Zupanija, Brodsko-Posavska Zupanija, Dubrovacko-Neretvanska Zupanija, Istarska Zupanija, Karlovacka Zupanija, Koprivnicko-Krizevacka Zupanija, Krapinsko-Zagorska Zupanija, Licko-Senjska Zupanija, Medimurska Zupanija, Osjecko-Baranjska Zupanija, Pozesko-Slavonska Zupanija, Primorsko-Goranska Zupanija, Sibensko-Kninska Zupanija, Sisacko-Moslavacka Zupanija, Splitsko-Dalmatinska Zupanija, Varazdinska Zupanija, Viroviticko-Podravska Zupanija, Vukovarsko-Srijemska Zupanija, Zadarska Zupanija, Zagreb*, Zagrebacka Zupanija |
| Independence | 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia) |
| National holiday | Statehood Day, 25 June (1991) |
| Constitution | adopted on 22 December 1990; revised 2000, 2001 |
| Legal system | based on civil law system |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed) |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president stjepan (stipe) mesic (since 18 february 2000) head of government: prime minister ivo sanader (since 9 december 2003); deputy prime ministers jadranka kosor (since 23 december 2003) and andrija hebrang (since 23 december 2003) cabinet: council of ministers named by the prime minister and approved by the house of representatives elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 7 february 2000 (next to be held na 2005); prime minister nominated by the president in line with the balance of power in the assembly note: minority government coalition - hdz, dc, hsls election results: stjepan mesic elected president; percent of vote - stjepan mesic (hns) 56%, drazen budisa (hsls) 44% |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Assembly or Sabor (152 seats; note - one seat was added in the November 2003 parliamentary elections; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms); note - House of Counties was abolished in March 2001
election results: assembly - percent of vote by party - na; number of seats by party - hdz 66, sdp 34, hss 10, hns 10, hsp 8, ids 4, libra 3, hsu 3, sdss 3, other 11 elections: assembly - last held 23 november 2003 (next to be held in 2007) |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Constitutional Court; judges for both courts appointed for eight-year terms by the Judicial Council of the Republic, which is elected by the Assembly |
| Political parties and leaders | Croatian Bloc or HB [Ivic PASALIC]; Croatian Christian Democratic Union or HKDU [Anto KOVACEVIC]; Croatian Democratic Union or HDZ [Ivo SANADER]; Croatian Party of Rights or HSP [Anto DJAPIC]; Croatian Peasant Party or HSS [Zlatko TOMCIC]; Croatian Pensioner Party or HSU [Vladimir JORDAN]; Croatian People's Party or HNS [Vesna PUSIC]; Croatian Social Liberal Party or HSLS [Ivan CEHOK]; Croatian True Revival Party or HIP [Miroslav TUDJMAN]; Democratic Centre or DC [Vesna SKARE-OZBOLT]; Independent Democratic Serb Party or SDSS [Vojislav STRANIMIROVIC]; Istrian Democratic Assembly or IDS [Ivan JAKOVCIC]; Liberal Party or LS [Ivo BANAC]; Party of Liberal Democrats or Libra [Jozo RADOS]; Social Democratic Party of Croatia or SDP [Ivica RACAN] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | BIS, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIL, UNMISET, UNMOGIP, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador neven jurica chancery: 2343 massachusetts avenue nw, washington, dc 20008 consulate(s) general: chicago, los angeles, new york FAX: [1] (202) 588-8936 telephone: [1] (202) 588-5899 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador ralph frank embassy: thomasa jeffersona 2, 10010 zagreb mailing address: use street address telephone: [385] (1) 661-2200 FAX: [385] (1) 661-2373 |
| Flag description | red, white, and blue horizontal bands with Croatian coat of arms (red and white checkered) |
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