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Slovenia

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Background :

The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though Communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. 

Location :

Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

46 07 N, 14 49 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 13.38
North 46.88
East 16.57
South 45.41

Area :

total 20 273 square km
land 20 151 square km
water 122 square km

Land boundaries :

total 1 086 km
Austria (at) 330 km
Croatia (hr) 455 km
Hungary (hu) 102 km
Italy (it) 199 km

Coastline :

46.60 km

Climate :

Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east 

Terrain :

a short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine mountain region adjacent to Italy and Austria, mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 2 864 metres

Natural resources :

building stone forests
hydropower lead
lignite coal zinc

Land use :

arable land 8.53 %
permanent crops 1.43 %
other 90.04 %

Irrigated land :

30 square km

Natural hazards :

earthquakes flooding

current issues :

Sava River polluted with domestic and industrial waste; pollution of coastal waters with heavy metals and toxic chemicals; forest damage near Koper from air pollution (originating at metallurgical and chemical plants) and resulting acid rain 

international agreements :

Air Pollution Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants Air Pollution-Sulfur 94
Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Environmental Modification
Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea
Marine Dumping Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Wetlands
Whaling

Population :

2 005 692 

Indicators :

Growth rate -0.11 %
Birth rate 8.97 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.28 children born/woman
Death rate 10.62 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 13.50 %
15-64 years 69.90 %
65 years and over 16.50 %

Median age :

total 41.70 years
male 40.10 years
female 43.30 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.64 male(s)/female
total population 0.95 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 4.25 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 76.92 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 73.25 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 80.84 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.10 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 280
HIV-AIDS deaths 100

Religions :

Catholic 57.80 %
Muslim 2.40 %
Orthodox 2.30 %
other Christian 0.90 %
unaffiliated 3.50 %
other 23.00 %
none 10.10 %

Languages :

Slovenian 91.10 %
Serbo-Croatian 4.50 %

Literacy :

total population 99.70 %
male 99.70 %
female 99.60 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Slovenia
conventional short form Slovenia
local long form Republika Slovenija
local short form Slovenija
former People's Republic of Slovenia, Socialist Republic of Slovenia

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 SI
ISO Numeric 705
ISO3 SVN
FIPS SI
ccTLD si
English Slovenia

Administrative divisions :

182 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 11 urban municipalities* (mestne obcine , singular - mestna obcina ) Ajdovscina, Beltinci, Benedikt, Bistrica ob Sotli, Bled, Bloke, Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Braslovce, Brda, Brezice, Brezovica, Cankova, Celje*, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Cerknica, Cerkno, Cerkvenjak, Crensovci, Crna na Koroskem, Crnomelj, Destrnik, Divaca, Dobje, Dobrepolje, Dobrna, Dobrova-Horjul-Polhov Gradec, Dobrovnik-Dobronak, Dolenjske Toplice, Dol pri Ljubljani, Domzale, Dornava, Dravograd, Duplek, Gorenja Vas-Poljane, Gorisnica, Gornja Radgona, Gornji Grad, Gornji Petrovci, Grad, Grosuplje, Hajdina, Hoce-Slivnica, Hodos-Hodos, Horjul, Hrastnik, Hrpelje-Kozina, Idrija, Ig, Ilirska Bistrica, Ivancna Gorica, Izola-Isola, Jesenice, Jezersko, Jursinci, Kamnik, Kanal, Kidricevo, Kobarid, Kobilje, Kocevje, Komen, Komenda, Koper-Capodistria*, Kostel, Kozje, Kranj*, Kranjska Gora, Krizevci, Krsko, Kungota, Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart, Lendava-Lendva, Litija, Ljubljana*, Ljubno, Ljutomer, Logatec, Loska Dolina, Loski Potok, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Luce, Lukovica, Majsperk, Maribor*, Markovci, Medvode, Menges, Metlika, Mezica, Miklavz na Dravskem Polju, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mirna Pec, Mislinja, Moravce, Moravske Toplice, Mozirje, Murska Sobota*, Muta, Naklo, Nazarje, Nova Gorica*, Novo Mesto*, Odranci, Oplotnica, Ormoz, Osilnica, Pesnica, Piran-Pirano, Pivka, Podcetrtek, Podlehnik, Podvelka, Polzela, Postojna, Prebold, Preddvor, Prevalje, Ptuj*, Puconci, Race-Fram, Radece, Radenci, Radlje ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne na Koroskem, Razkrizje, Ribnica, Ribnica na Pohorju, Rogasovci, Rogaska Slatina, Rogatec, Ruse, Salovci, Selnica ob Dravi, Semic, Sempeter-Vrtojba, Sencur, Sentilj, Sentjernej, Sentjur pri Celju, Sevnica, Sezana, Skocjan, Skofja Loka, Skofljica, Slovenj Gradec*, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Smarje pri Jelsah, Smartno ob Paki, Smartno pri Litiji, Sodrazica, Solcava, Sostanj, Starse, Store, Sveta Ana, Sveti Andraz v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Jurij, Tabor, Tisina, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trnovska Vas, Trzic, Trzin, Turnisce, Velenje*, Velika Polana, Velike Lasce, Verzej, Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice, Vojnik, Vransko, Vrhnika, Vuzenica, Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki, Zetale, Ziri, Zirovnica, Zuzemberk, Zrece| 

Capital :

name Ljubljana
geographic coordinates 46 03 N, 14 31 E
time difference 1.00
daylight saving time 1

International organization participation :

Australia Group BIS
CE CEI
EAPC EBRD
EIB EMU
ESA (cooperating state) EU
FAO IADB
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICC
ICCt ICRM
IDA IFC
IFRCS IHO
ILO IMF
IMO IOC
IOM IPU
ISO ITU
Interpol MIGA
NATO NSG
OAS (observer) OECD (accession state)
OIF (observer) OPCW
OSCE PCA
SECI Schengen Convention
UN UNCTAD
UNESCO UNIDO
UNIFIL UNTSO
UNWTO UPU
WCO WEU (associate partner)
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO ZC

Independence :

1991-06-25 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1991-06-25

Executive branch :

President Danilo TURK Prime Minister Borut PAHOR

Legislative branch :

SD 30.50 %
SDS 29.30 %
ZARES 9.40 %
DeSUS 7.50 %
SNS 5.50 %
SLS+SMS 5.20 %
LDS 5.20 %
other 7.40 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 56 470 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 49 550 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -6.20 %
PPP - per capita 28 200 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 2.30 %
industry 30.50 %
services 67.20 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 2.50 %
industry 36.00 %
services 61.50 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 9.40 %
Population below poverty line 12.90 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 24.00
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 0.80 %
Investment (gross fixed) 23.70 % of GDP
Current account balance - 657 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 3 873 000 000 $
Debt external 53 200 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 8 492 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 12 510 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 11 770 000 000 $
Military expenditures 1.70 % of GDP
Public debt 31.40 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 3.40 %
highest 10% 24.60 %

Budget :

revenues 20 580 000 000 $
expenditures 23 540 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

cattle corn
grapes hops
potatoes poultry
sheep sugar beets
wheat

Industries :

automobiles chemicals
electric power equipment electronics
ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products lead and zinc smelting
machine tools military electronics
textiles trucks
wood products

Energy :

Electricity Production 14 140 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 13 500 000 000 kWh
Electricity Exports 7 820 000 000 kWh
Electricity Imports 6 218 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 5 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 61 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 8 450 bbl/day
Oil Imports 63 080 bbl/day
Natural gas Consumption 1 000 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Imports 1 000 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

23 020 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals food
machinery and transportation equipment manufactured products

Value :

24 240 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals food
fuels and lubricants machinery and transportation equipment
manufactured products

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 1 010 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 2 055 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 230
Television broadcast stations 31
Internet Country code (ccTLD) si
Internet Hosts 88 567
Internet Users 1 126 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 6
Pipelines - gas 840 km
Pipelines - oil 11 km
Roadways - total 38 709 km
Roadways - expressways 579 km
Roadways - paved 38 709 km
Railways 1 228 km

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