Demographics
- Population: 4,164,783
- Is declining
- Birth Rate: 9.4 per 1000 inhabitants
- Death Rate: 11.6 per 1000 inhabitants
- 59.6% Urban
- Language: Croatian
- Ethnic Groups:
- 90.4% Croatian
- 4.4% Serbian
- 5.5% Other
- Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic
- High Human Development Index
- composite stat of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators
Croatian Culture
There are a few things to avoid while doing business in Croatia. First is mixing confidential and intimate discussions on personal and business level. You should also avoid personal financial questions, and bringing up subjects and questions that show you have lost respect for them or them to lose respect for you. The political and military history of Yugoslavia, collapse of communism, the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1992-1995), and anything related to war crimes are topics to stay away from. Raising the thumb, index finger, and middle finger together has a negative connotation because it is a serbian gesture connected to serbian nationalism. |