| Capital | nome: Zagreb coordenadas geográficas: 45 48 N, 16 00 E diferença do tempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: the name seems to be related to "digging"; archeologists suggest that the original settlement was established beyond a water-filled hole or "graba" and that the name derives from this; "za" in Slavic means "beyond"; the overall meaning may be "beyond the trench (fault, channel, ditch)" |
| Independência | 25 Junho 1991 (from Yugoslavia); notable earlier dates: ca. 925 (Kingdom of Croatia established); 1 Dezembro 1918 (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) established) |
| Feriado nacional | Dia da independência, 8 Outubro (1991) and Statehood Day, 25 Junho (1991); note - 25 Junho 1991 was the day the Croatian parliament voted for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, parliament adopted a decision on 8 Outubro 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia |
| Constitución | history: several previous; latest adotada 22 Dezembro 1990 amendments: proposed by at least one fifth of the Assembly membership, by the president of the republic, by the Government of Croatia, or through petition by at least 10% of the total electorate; proceedings to amend require majority vote by the Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; passage by petition requires a majority vote in a referendum and promulgation by the Assembly; emendada several times, last in 2014 (2016) |
| Sufrágio | 18 anos de idade; universal |
| Poder Executivo | chefe do estado: Presidente Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIC (desde 19 February 2015) cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Andrej PLENKOVIC (desde 19 October 2016); Deputy Prime Ministers Damir KRSTICEVIC (desde 19 October 2016), Predrag STROMAR (desde 9 June 2017), Marija Pejcinovic BURIC (desde 19 June 2017), and Tomislav TOLUSIC (desde 25 May 2018) cabinet: Council of Ministers named by the prime minister and approved by the Assembly elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 December 2014 and 11 January 2015 (next to be held in 2019); the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president and approved by the Assembly election results: Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIC elected president in second round; percent of vote - Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIC (HDZ) 50.7%, Ivo JOSIPOVIC (Forward Croatia Progressive Alliance) 49.3% |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook
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