Croatia is divided into twenty counties and the capital, which has a special status as both a county and a city. The counties of Croatia are grouped into geographic units: Northwest Croatia, Central and Eastern (Pannonian) Croatia, and Adriatic Croatia.
Croatia is a parliamentary republic, and was once part of Yugoslavia, until it gained independence on June 25, 1991. Croatia has a population of over 4 million people.
The capital of Croatia is Zagreb. With a population of almost 800,000 in the city itself, and a metropolitan area population of over 1.2 million, Zagreb is the most populous city in the Republic of Croatia.
| County | Seat |
|---|---|
| Bjelovar-Bilogora | Bjelovar |
| Brod-Posavina | Slavonski Brod |
| Dubrovnik-Neretva | Dubrovnik |
| Istria | Pazin |
| Karlovac | Karlovac |
| Koprivnica-Krizevci | Koprivnica |
| Krapina-Zagorje | Krapina |
| Lika-Senj | Gospic |
| Medimurje | Cakovec |
| Osijek-Baranja | Osijek |
| Pozega-Slavonia | Pozega |
| Primorje-Gorski Kotar | Rijeka |
| Sibenik-Knin | Sibenik |
| Sisak-Moslavina | Sisak |
| Split-Dalmatia | Split |
| Varazdin | Varazdin |
| Virovitica-Podravina | Virovitica |
| Vukovar-Syrmia | Vukovar |
| Zadar | Zadar |
| Zagreb County | Zagreb |
| Zagreb City | Zagreb |
| Counties of Croatia |
| Name | Capital | Population - 2001 Census | Area(sq miles) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjelovarska-Bilogorska | Bjelovar | 133,084 | 1,019 |
| Brodsko-Posavska | Slavonski Brod | 176,765 | 784 |
| Dubrovačko-Neretvanska | Dubrovnik | 122,870 | 688 |
| Grad Zagreb | Zagreb | 779,145 | 247 |
| Istarska | Pazin | 206,344 | 1,086 |
| Karlovačka | Karlovac | 141,787 | 1,400 |
| Koprivničko-Krizevačka | Koprivnica | 124,467 | 675 |
| Krapinsko-Zagorska | Krapina | 142,432 | 475 |
| Ličko-Senjska | Gospić | 53,677 | 2,067 |
| Međimurska | Čakovec | 118,426 | 281 |
| Osječko-Baranjska | Osijek | 330,506 | 1,604 |
| Pozesko-Slavonska | Pozega | 85,831 | 704 |
| Primorsko-Goranska | Rijeka | 305,505 | 1,385 |
| Sibensko-Kninska | Sibenik | 112,891 | 1,152 |
| Sisačko-Moslavačka | Sisak | 185,387 | 1,725 |
| Splitsko-Dalmatinska | Split | 463,676 | 1,753 |
| Varazdinska | Varazdin | 184,769 | 487 |
| Virovitičko-Podravska | Virovitica | 93,389 | 781 |
| Vukovarsko-Srijemska | Vukovar | 204,768 | 947 |
| Zadarska | Zadar | 162,045 | 1,408 |
| Zagrebačka | Zagreb | 309,696 | 1,181 |
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Last Updated On : December 22, 2012
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