People
Population (2001 census est.): 4, 437,460.
Growth rate (2001 est.): 1.9%
Ethnic groups: Croat 89.63%, Serb 4.54%, Bosniak 0.47%, Italian 0.44%, Hungarian 0.37%, Albanian 03.34% Slovenian 0.3% and other 3.91%.
Religions: Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, Slavic Muslim 1.28%, others 6.52%.
Language: Croatian (South Slavic language, using the Roman script).
Health (2001 est.): Life expectancy--male 70.28 years; female 77.73 years. Infant mortality rate--7.21 deaths/1,000 live births
source: http://www.state.gov