tion: 97% male: 99% female: 95% (1991 est.)

Government Croatia

Country name: Republic of Croatia conventional short form: Government
type: presidential/parliamentary democracy

Capital: Zagreb

Administrative divisions: 20 counties (zupanije, zupanija -
singular) and 1 city* (grad - singular); Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska
Zupanija, Brodsko-Posavska Zupanija, Dubrovacko-Neretvanska Zupanija,
Istarska Zupanija, Karlovacka Zupanija, Koprivnicko-Krizevacka Zupanija,
Krapinsko-Zagorska Zupanija, Licko-Senjska Zupanija, Medimurska Zupanija,
Osjecko-Baranjska Zupanija, Pozesko-Slavonska Zupanija, Primorsko-Goranska
Zupanija, Sibensko-Kninska Zupanija, Sisacko-Moslavacka Zupanija,
Splitsko-Dalmatinska Zupanija, Varazdinska Zupanija, Viroviticko-Podravska
Zupanija, Vukovarsko-Srijemska Zupanija, Zadarska Zupanija, Zagreb*,
Zagrebacka Zupanija

Independence: 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)

National holiday: Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)

Constitution: adopted on 22 December 1990

Legal system: based on civil law system

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed)

Executive branch: chief of state: President Stjepan (Stipe) MESIC (since
18 February 2000) head of government: Prime Minister Ivica RACAN (since
27 January 2000); Deputy Prime Ministers Goran GRANIC (since 27 January
2000), Zeljka ANTUNOVIC (since 27 January 2000), Slavko LINIC (since 27
January 2000) cabinet: Council of Ministers named by the prime minister
and approved by the House of Representatives elections: president elected
by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 7 February 2000
(next to be held NA 2005); prime minister nominated by the president in
line with the balance of power in the Assembly note: government coalition
- SDP, HSLS, HSS, LP, HNS; a fifth party, the Istrian Democratic Assembly
(IDS), withdrew in June 2001 election results: Stjepan MESIC elected
president; percent of vote - Stjepan MESIC (HNS) 56%, Drazen BUDISA
(HSLS) 44%

Legislative branch: unicameral Assembly or Sabor (151 seats; members
elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms); note - House of
Counties was abolished in March 2001 election results: Assembly (then
referred to as the House of Representatives) - percent of vote by party -
NA%; seats by party - HDZ 46, SDP 44, HSLS 24, HSS 17, HSP/HKDU 5, IDS 4,
HNS 2, independents 4, minority representatives 5 elections: Assembly -
last held 2-3 January 2000 (next to be held