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1 (National)
Croatian
[hrv]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1990, Constitution, Article 12.1). 3,980,000 in Croatia (2001 census). Population total all countries: 5,533,890.
2 (Provincial)
Italian
[ita]
2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Istria County (2003, Istrian Regional Statute, Article 6), per Italian bilateral treaty 1996. 19,600 in Croatia (2001 census). Ethnic population: 30,000 (1998).
4 (Educational)
Hungarian
[hun]
4 (Educational). 16,600 in Croatia (2001 census).
Venetian
[vec]
4 (Educational). 50,000 in Croatia (1994 T. Salminen).
5 (Dispersed)
Czech
[ces]
5 (Dispersed). 10,500 in Croatia (2001 census).
Serbian
[srp]
5 (Dispersed). 202,000 in Croatia (2001 census).
Slovak
[slk]
5 (Dispersed). 4,710 in Croatia (2001 census).
Slovene
[slv]
5 (Dispersed). 22,800 in Croatia.
Ukrainian
[ukr]
5 (Dispersed). 1,980 in Croatia (2001 census).
5 (Developing)
Bosnian
[bos]
5 (Developing). 20,800 in Croatia (2001 census).
Romani, Sinte
[rmo]
5 (Developing). 131,000 in Croatia.
6a (Vigorous)
Croatia Sign Language
[csq]
6a (Vigorous).
Rusyn
[rue]
6a (Vigorous). 2,340 in Croatia (2001 census).
7 (Shifting)
Istriot
[ist]
7 (Shifting). 1,000 (2000 T. Salminen). 400 L1 plus 400 L2 speakers in Istria, plus 500 living outside Istria in 1998 (Salminen 2007).
Romanian, Istro
[ruo]
7 (Shifting). 560 (1994). 300 L1 speakers plus 100 L2 speakers in Istria, plus 1,000 living outside Istria in 1998.
