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| Territory:
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56,538
sq. km |
| Population: |
4,784,000 heads |
| Density
of Population: |
82.8 heads/sq. km |
| Capital
city: |
Zagreb |
| Form
of government: |
Republic |
|
Administrative scheme: |
Zagreb
city and 20 counties (zupanije) |
| Official
language: |
Croat |
| Other
languages: |
Serbian,
Hungarian, Slovene |
| Nationalities: |
Croat
78.1%, Serbian 12.2%, Bosnian 0.9%, Hungarian 0.5%,
Slovene 0.5%, Other 7.8% |
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The
election law of the Republic regulates the order of the elections
to the two chambers of the Parliament, the upper and lower
chambers and the election of the President. Every Croat citizen
over 18 has got an active and a passive right to vote. Elections
are carried out in a direct way with secret ballot. Half of
the seats in the House of Representatives is allocated by
means of votes obtained in two rounds in the individual constituencies,
the other half is distributed on the basis of the votes obtained
on the lists. The House of Representatives has got 124 seats
and its representatives were elected in 1995 for four years.
The upper chamber with 68 members is also elected for four
years.
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