Croatia - A small country for a great vacation

A Small Country for a Great Vacation

Geography

Population

Government

MAP OF CROATIA

Government


Croatian flag	Croatian coat of arms

Country name
conventional long form	Republic of Croatia
conventional short form	Croatia
local long form	Republika Hrvatska
local short form	Hrvatska
Data code	HR

Main facts
Government type	presidential / parliamentary democracy
Capital	Zagreb
Administrative divisions	20 counties - zupanija
Independence	25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
National holiday	Statehood Day, 30 May (1990)
Constitution	adopted on 22 December 1990
Legal system	based on civil law system
Suffrage	18 years of age

Executive branch
chief of state	President	Stjepan (Stipe) MESIC	since 18 February 2000
head of government	Prime Minister	Ivica RACAN	since 27 January 2000
Deputy Prime Ministers		Goran GRANIC	since February 2000
		Zeljka ANTUNOVIC	since February 2000
		Slavko LINIC	since February 2000

Cabinet

Council of Ministers named by the prime minister and approved by the president and 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 2005);prime minister appointed by the president

Legislative branch

Bicameral Assembly or Sabor consists of the House of Counties or Zupanijski Dom (68 seats - 63 directly elected by popular vote, 5 appointed by the president; members serve four-year terms) and House of Representatives or the Zastupnicki Dom (151 seats, members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)

Judicial branch

Supreme Court, judges appointed for eight-year terms by the Judicial Council of the Republic, which is elected by the House of Representatives; Constitutional Court, judges appointed for eight-year terms by the Judicial Council of the Republic, which is elected by the House of Representatives .

Highest point: Dinara 1,830 m