Croatia
Republic of Croatia · Southeast Europe
Croatia is a country in Southeast Europe, with Zagreb as its capital, home to about 3,876,200 people. Croatia shares land borders with 5 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Zagreb |
|---|---|
| Region | Southeast Europe |
| Currency | Euro (EUR €) |
| Calling code | +385 |
| ISO codes | HR / HRV / 191 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇭🇷 |
| Population | 3,876,200 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 56,594 km² |
| Languages | Croatian |
| Internet domain | .hr |
| Demonym | Croatian |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Croatia mean?
Croatia's red, white and blue date from 1848 and combine the heraldic colours of the historic kingdoms that make up the country: red and white from Croatia, blue and white from Slavonia, and blue from Dalmatia, a combination that also matches the Pan-Slavic colours. At the centre sits the sahovnica, the red-and-white checkerboard shield that has been Croatia's emblem for centuries, topped by a crown of five smaller shields bearing the historical arms of Central Croatia, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria and Slavonia. The current flag was adopted on 21 December 1990, shortly before independence, replacing the red star that had occupied the same spot in the Yugoslav era.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Croatia
About Croatia
Croatia, officially Republic of Croatia, is a United Nations member state in Southeast Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Zagreb. It shares land borders with 5 countries. The official currency is the Euro (€), using the code EUR.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Croatia for Zagreb’s own facts and history.
To call Croatia from abroad, dial the country code +385. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes HR (alpha-2) and HRV (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 3,876,200.
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How Croatia compares
- Area: 56,594 km², ranking 124 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 3,876,200, ranking 128 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 68 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 5, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 37 other countries and territories use the Euro (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Croatia
43 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.