Croats 90.4%, Serbs (4.36%), and 21 other ethnicities (less than 1% each).
Government
State structure
Parliamentary Republic
Executive
President elected by popular vote every 5 years
The prime minister of Croatia is appointed by the National Assembly
Legislative
Unicameral
Sabor representatives (MPs): 100 to 160; elected by popular vote to 4 year terms
Elections
Last parliamentary elections: September 2016 (next to be held: December 2020)
Last presidential elections: January 2015 (next to be held: January 2020)
Political situation
The current government led by prime minister Andrej Plenković is a centre‑right/liberal coalition of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and the Croatian People’s Party (HNS)
Legal system
Civil law system; legal appeals are made to the Supreme Court
Administrative-territorial structure
Croatia is a unitary state with three levels of governance: 21 regional government units; 428 municipalities and 127 towns on local level
Source: Eurostat database; the World Bank database; Economist Intelligence Unit; the CIA World Factbook. (2019).
