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 * Currency (how much it is in US dollars) **
 * The kuna is the currency of Croatia. Kuna is also written as HKR


 * Croatia’s currency, the Kuna, was named after a small rodent. In English this animal is a Marten.
 * Picture of a Marten:
 * The kuna has been the Croatian currency since June 1, 1994
 * US conversion: 1 kuna = 18 US cents. 1 US dollar = 5.517 kuna. This is the conversion rate as of December 3, 2010.


 * Gross National Product **

35.83 billion dollars (as of 2005)

$17,500 (as of 2009) 97,315.2 Croatian Kuna (as of 2009)
 * Average Income **


 * Others Interesting Statistics **
 * GDP
 * agriculture: 6.7%
 * industry: 27.1%
 * services: 66.1% (in 2009)


 * Labor force by occupation
 * agriculture: 5%
 * industry: 31.3%
 * services: 63.6% (2008)
 * Unemployment Rate
 * 16.1% ( in 2009 )


 * Electricity consumption
 * 18 billion kWh (in 2008)


 * How the Economy impacts the people, their health, and ability to raise a family **

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 * Population below the poverty line: 17% (2008)
 * Internet Users: 1.88 million (2008)
 * Life expectancy:
 * Male 70.79 years
 * Female 78.31 years
 * Infant mortality rate-6.84 deaths/1,000 live births.
 * The main industries in Croatia include:
 * Agriculture, Steel manufacture, chemical production, oil refineries, textiles, shipbuilding, and food processing. These contribute to the GDP and provide many jobs for the people of Croatia.
 * Tourism is a notable source of income, particularly during the summer months because of the many beaches. More recently, tourism has increased in the winter months, due to an increase in popularity of snow sports such as skiing.
 * Over 10 million foreign tourists come annually to Croatia
 * Tourism generates revenue in excess of €7 billion.
 * Croatia is ranked amongst the top 20 most popular tourist destinations in the world, and was voted the world's top tourism destination of 2005 by Lonely Planet.

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