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Croatia

Croatia has been a member of the European Union since 1 July 2013.

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  • EU member
  • Euro area
  • Schengen

Relationship with the EU

  1. 1 July 2013Joined
  2. 1 January 2023Full Schengen membership
  3. 1 January 2023Adopted the euro

Data

GDP per capita in purchasing power standards78

Eurostat, 2025 (provisional). Scale 0 to 260.

Share of the EU population0.86 %

Eurostat, 1 January 2026.

Milestones

  1. 22 May 1992Admitted to the United Nations. un.org
  2. 6 November 1996Joins the Council of Europe. archive.org
  3. 1 April 2009Joins NATO. nato.int
  4. 2012Referendum on EU membership: 66.7% yes. europarl.europa.eu
  5. 1 July 2013Joins the European Union. europa.eu

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