Slovenia

Official Name:

Republic of Slovenia (Slovenia)

Area:

20.273 km ²

Population (2007):

2.009.245 inhabitants

Coastline:

46.6 km

Capital:

Ljubljana

Maritime Ports and terminals:

Koper

Maritime claims:

• Territorial sea: 12 nm

Political 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 Note: there may be 45 more municipalities

Language(s):

Slovenian 91,1%, Serbo-Croatian 4,5%, other or unspecified 4,4% (2002 census)

National holiday:

Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)

Nationality:

Slovene(s)

Official time:

UTC 1. Daylight saving time: 1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Member of:

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

Internet country code:

.si

Economic Profile

Currency:

Euro (EUR)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

USD23.400 (2006 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):

(2006 est.) USD 37.920.000.000

PIB (Real growth rate:

5,2% (2006 est.)

GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)

• Agriculture: 2,3%
• Industry: 34,1%
• Services: 63,6%

Labor force:

1.026.000 (2006 est.)

Labor force - by occupation (2004):

• Agriculture 4,8%
• Industry: 39,1%
• Services 56,1%

Unemployment rate:

9,6% (2006 est.)

Inflation rate (Consumer prices):

2,4% (2006 est)

Investment (Gross Fixed):

25,6% del PIB (2006 est.)

Budget:

• Revenues: USD15.900.000.000
• Expenditures: USD16.350.000.000

Public debt:

29% of GDP (2006 est.)

Current account balance:

USD -789.200.000 (2006 est.)

Exports:

USD 21.850.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Exports - Commodities:

Manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food

Exports - Partners:

Germany 19,8%, Italy 12,7%, Croatia 9,3%, France 8,1%, Austria 8,1% (2005)

Imports:

USD 23.590.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Imports - Commodities:

Machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, food

Imports - partners:

Germany 19,5%, Italy 18,6%, Austria 12%, France 7,1%, Croatia 4,2% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

USD8.631.000.000 (2006 est.)

Debt - external:

USD 29.090.000.000 (2006)