Europe · Southern Europe
Capital: Zagreb
Croatia
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Croatia in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #74
Croatia's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
3.9M
#129 of 196
34th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$105.06B
#72 of 196
64th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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$1.63B
#69 of 196
65th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$1.19B
#50 of 196
75th percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$10.66B
#75 of 196
62nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Zagreb
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southern Europe
- Country code
- HRV
Three interesting facts
Croatia shares land borders with 5 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.
Croatia spans roughly 56,594 square kilometers, placing it around 123rd by area in this factbook.
Croatia’s position in Southern Europe places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Croatia on the map
Croatia is located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia. Its terrain is geographically diverse, flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands. The climate is Mediterranean and continental, continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters, mild winters, dry summers along coast. In area, the country is slightly smaller than West Virginia.
Economy
Economic profile
Croatia's economy is characterized by upper-middle-income Balkan economy, newest euro user (introduced in 2023), increased investments from EU structural funds and tourism sector contributing to strong but moderating economic growth, declining energy prices and restrictive monetary policy easing inflation, historically low unemployment rate with labor shortages within services and manufacturing sectors. Major industries include chemicals and plastics, machine tools, fabricated metal, electronics, pig iron and rolled steel products, aluminum, paper, wood products, construction materials, textiles, shipbuilding, petroleum and petroleum refining, food and beverages, tourism. Important agricultural products include maize, wheat, sugar beets, milk, barley, soybeans, sunflower seeds, potatoes, pork, grapes (2023). Notable exports include ships, garments, electricity, packaged medicine, wood (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Croatia has an estimated population of 3,866,233. Language and cultural traditions vary across Croatia. The population includes Croat 91.6%, Serb 3.2%, other 3.9% (including Bosniak, Romani, Albanian, Italian, and Hungarian), unspecified 1.3% (2021 est.). The urban population represents 58.6% of total population (2023).
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