Croatia is an upper middle-income country comes under the Europe and Central Asian region, according to the classification made by the World Bank on the basis of Region and Income for the year 2006. The country has a total surface area of 56,540.0 square kilometers as of the year 2004 with a forest area of 21,290 .0 square kilometers in 2000.
Social Indicators:
Croatia's social and demographic indicators are as follows:
Social Indicators
2000
2003
2004
Population, total
4.4 million
4.4 million
4.4 million
Population growth (annual %)
-3.8
0.0
0.0
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
73.8
74.8
75.4
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
1.4
1.3
1.4
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
7.4
..
6.3
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000)
7.8
..
7.3
Economic Indicators: Rapid Industrialization and diversification process has brought more economic success for the country in the recent years. The important economic indicators are as follows: