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Established in 1949, Plitvice Lakes National Park is Croatia's largest national park and a UNESCO World Heritage site, covering almost 30,000 ha (74,131 acres). Located in central Croatia in the Dinaric Alps, the park is known worldwide for its colorful lakes of azure, green, grey, and blue – the color varies according to the minerals and organisms in the water and the angle of sunlight. Tufa (sedimentary rock) barriers in the lakes create islands and waterfalls.
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Geography

Area

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Area - comparative

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<p>slightly smaller than West Virginia</p>

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Croatia. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Public debt

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Taxes and other revenues

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

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Heliports

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Merchant marine

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Military and Security

Transnational Issues

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