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Of a total of 3.18 million hectares of agricultural land, 63.5%
is cultivated and the rest is pasture land. 80.4% of the cultivated
land is privately owned. Some world famous products of the food
industry are slavonski kulen (famous Slavonian salami), dalmatinski
pršut (Dalmatian smoked ham), istarski pršut (Istrian smoked ham)
and paški sir (cheese from the Island of Pag). are currently 18
factories for fish processing in Croatia, which produced 12,200
tonnes of various fish products in 1999. Mariculture, i.e. fish
and shellfish breeding, is becoming increasingly important. The
1998 output of fresh-water fish amounted to about 5,800 tonnes,
and salt-water fish to about 1,500 tonnes. A new production line,
tuna breeding for the Japanese market, was launched in 1997. Of
a total of 2.1 million hectares of the Croatian forests and woodland
areas, 80% are state owned and the rest are in private hands. Conifers
make up 12.7 per cent of the forests, while in the remainder oak
and beech are among the more important broad-leaved species. The
production of food, beverages and tobacco generates 20.6% of Croatian
GDP.
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