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- Date of Independence: June 25, 1991
- Date of Current Constitution: December 22, 1990
- Population: 4,676,865 (1999 est.)
- Area: 21,889 sq. mi.
- Capital: Zagreb
- Form of Government: parliamentary democracy
- Main Industries: chemicals, plastics, metal production, machine tools
- Natural Resources: oil, bauxite, iron ore, asphalt
- Currency: kuna
- GDP: $23.6 billion (1998 est.)
- GDP per capita: $5,100 (1998 est.)
- Languages: Croatian (official)
- Religions: Christian (Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox)
- Literacy Rate: 97%
- Life Expectancy: 71 years (male)
- 78 years (female)
- Birthrate: 10 per 1,000 population
- Death Rate: 11 per 1,000 population