Slovenia

Broadcast media

public TV broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV), operates a system of national and regional TV stations; 35 domestic commercial TV stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 60% of households are connected to multi-channel cable TV; public radio broadcaster operates 3 national and 4 regional stations; more than 75 regional and local commercial and non-commercial radio stations (2007)

Internet country code

.si

Internet hosts

415,581 (2012) country comparison to the world: 54

Internet users

1.298 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 92

Telephone system

general assessment: well-developed telecommunications infrastructure domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 150 telephones per 100 persons international: country code - 386 (2011)

Telephones - main lines in use

825,000 (8012) country comparison to the world: 84

Telephones - mobile cellular

2.246 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 141

Agriculture - products

potatoes, hops, wheat, sugar beets, corn, grapes; cattle, sheep, poultry

Budget

revenues: $19.56 billion expenditures: $21.62 billion (2013 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

-4.4% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 156

Central bank discount rate

0.75% (31 December 2013) country comparison to the world: 129 1.5% (31 December 2012) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Commercial bank prime lending rate

5.7% (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 137 5.7% (31 December 2012 est.)

Current account balance

$2.954 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 35 $1.486 billion (2012 est.)

Debt - external

$52.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 60 $52.48 billion (31 December 2012)

Distribution of family income - Gini index

23.7 (2012) country comparison to the world: 140 23.8 (2005)

Economy - overview

With excellent infrastructure, a well-educated work force, and a strategic location between the Balkans and Western Europe, Slovenia has one of the highest per capita GDPs in Central Europe. Slovenia became the first 2004 European Union entrant to adopt the euro (on 1 January 2007) and has experienced one of the most stable political transitions in Central and Southeastern Europe. In March 2004, Slovenia became the first transition country to graduate from borrower status to donor partner at the World Bank. In 2007, Slovenia was invited to begin the process for joining the OECD; it became a member in 2012. However, long-delayed privatizations, particularly within Slovenia’s largely state-owned and increasingly indebted banking sector, have fueled investor concerns since 2012 that the country would need EU-IMF financial assistance. In 2013, the European Commission granted Slovenia permission to begin recapitalizing ailing lenders and transferring their nonperforming assets into a “bad bank” established to restore bank balance sheets. Yield-seeking bond investors’ strong demand for Slovenian debt helped the government in 2013 to continue to finance itself independently on international markets. The government has embarked on a program of state asset sales intended to bolster investor confidence in the economy, which in 2014 is poised to contract 1%, its third-year of recession.

Exchange rates

euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.7634 (2013 est.) 0.7752 (2012 est.) 0.755 (2010 est.) 0.7198 (2009 est.) 0.6827 (2008 est.)

Exports

$28.73 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 66 $27.08 billion (2012 est.)

Exports - commodities

manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food

Exports - partners

Germany 20%, Italy 12%, Austria 7.9%, Croatia 6.2%, France 4.8%, Russia 4.6% (2012)

Fiscal year

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate)

$46.82 billion (2013 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

$57.36 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 93 $58.03 billion (2012 est.) $59.52 billion (2011 est.) note: data are in 2013 US dollars

GDP - composition, by end use

household consumption: 56.1% government consumption: 20.2% investment in fixed capital: 17.9% investment in inventories: -0.8% exports of goods and services: 78.1% imports of goods and services: -71.5% (2013 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture: 2.8% industry: 28.9% services: 68.3% (2013 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP)

$27,400 (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 $28,200 (2012 est.) $29,000 (2011 est.) note: data are in 2013 US dollars

GDP - real growth rate

-1.1% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 206 -2.5% (2012 est.) 0.7% (2011 est.)

Gross national saving

22.4% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 66 20.6% of GDP (2012 est.) 20.4% of GDP (2011 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: 3.9% highest 10%: 19.8% (2011)

Imports

$29.49 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 68 $28.39 billion (2012 est.)

Imports - commodities

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

Imports - partners

Italy 16.5%, Germany 16.3%, Austria 10.4%, Croatia 4.8%, Hungary 4% (2012)

Industrial production growth rate

-0.6% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 171

Industries

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

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

1.8% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 59 2.7% (2012 est.)

Labor force

913,400 (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 146

Labor force - by occupation

agriculture: 2.2% industry: 35% services: 62.8% (2009)

Market value of publicly traded shares

$6.87 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 75 $6.31 billion (31 December 2012) $6.783 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Population below poverty line

13.5% (2012)

Public debt

71.7% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 37 54.4% of GDP (2012 est.) note: defined by the EU's Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives, and loans; general government sector comprises the subsectors: central government, state government, local government, and social security funds

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

$889 million (31. December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 137 $927.6 million (31 December 2012 est.)

Stock of broad money

$25.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 77 $24.88 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

$7.453 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 58 $7.436 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

$14.67 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 82 $15.57 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

Stock of domestic credit

$42.76 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 62 $45.1 billion (31 December 2012 est.)

Stock of narrow money

$11.85 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 73 $11.39 billion (31 December 2012 est.) note: see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 17 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders

Taxes and other revenues

41.8% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 32

Unemployment rate

13.1% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 130 12% (2012 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy

19.51 million Mt (2011 est.)

Crude oil - exports

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 180

Crude oil - imports

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 119

Crude oil - production

305 bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 115

Crude oil - proved reserves

0 bbl (1 January 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 186

Electricity - consumption

12.66 billion kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 85

Electricity - exports

8.363 billion kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 23

Electricity - from fossil fuels

36.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 172

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants

37.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 62

Electricity - from nuclear fuels

20.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 8

Electricity - from other renewable sources

5.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 42

Electricity - imports

7.452 billion kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 30

Electricity - installed generating capacity

3.351 million kW (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 86

Electricity - production

15.73 billion kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 80

Natural gas - consumption

680 million cu m (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 96

Natural gas - exports

1.181 billion cu m (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 44

Natural gas - imports

870 million cu m (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 59

Natural gas - production

2 million cu m (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 94

Natural gas - proved reserves

NA cu m (1 January 2013 est.)

Refined petroleum products - consumption

52,930 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 97

Refined petroleum products - exports

14,210 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 79

Refined petroleum products - imports

68,320 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 60

Refined petroleum products - production

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 193

Area

total: 20,273 sq km country comparison to the world: 155 land: 20,151 sq km water: 122 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than New Jersey

Climate

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

Coastline

46.6 km

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Triglav 2,864 m

Environment - 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

Environment - international agreements

party to: 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 signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)

total: 0.94 cu km/yr (18%/82%/0%) per capita: 462.9 cu m/yr (2009)

Geographic coordinates

46 07 N, 14 49 E

Geography - note

despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes

Irrigated land

76.04 sq km (2010)

Land boundaries

total: 1,086 km border countries: Austria 330 km, Croatia 455 km, Hungary 102 km, Italy 199 km

Land use

arable land: 8.31% permanent crops: 1.33% other: 90.36% (2011)

Location

south Central Europe, Julian Alps between Austria and Croatia

Map references

Europe

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm

Natural hazards

flooding; earthquakes

Natural resources

lignite coal, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests

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

Total renewable water resources

31.87 cu km (2011)

Administrative divisions

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

Capital

name: Ljubljana geographic coordinates: 46 03 N, 14 31 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Constitution

previous 1974 (preindependence); latest passed by legislature 23 December 1991; amended several times, last in 2013 (2013)

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

Diplomatic representation from the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Joseph A. MUSSOMELI (since 29 October 2010) embassy: Presernova 31, 1000 Ljubljana mailing address: American Embassy Ljubljana, US Department of State, 7140 Ljubljana Place, Washington, DC 20521-7140 telephone: [386] (1) 200-5500 FAX: [386] (1) 200-5555

Diplomatic representation in the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Bozo CERAR (since 6 September 2013) chancery: 2410 California Street N.W., Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 386-6601 FAX: [1] (202) 386-6633 consulate(s) general: Cleveland, New York

Executive branch

chief of state: President Borut PAHOR (since 22 December 2012) head of government: Interim Prime Minister Alenka BRATUSEK (since 5 March 2014) cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 November and a run-off on 2 December 2012 (next to be held in 2017); following National Assembly elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition usually nominated to become prime minister by the president and elected by the National Assembly election results: Borut PAHOR elected president in run-off election; percent of vote - Borut PAHOR 67.4%, Danilo TURK 32.6%; on February 27, 2013 a no-confidence vote in Parliament resulted in Alenka BRATUSEK becoming prime minister designate; on 20 March 2013 BRATUSEK became prime minister (Slovenia's first female prime minister) after her cabinet was approved note: Alenka BRATUSEK resigned 5 May 2014; snap elections will be held 13 July 2014

Flag description

three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, derive from the medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola; the Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center; beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas and rivers, and above it are three six-pointed stars arranged in an inverted triangle, which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries) appears in the upper hoist side of the flag centered on the white and blue bands

Government type

parliamentary republic

Independence

25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)

International law organization participation

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation

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

Judicial branch

highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 37 judges organized into 7 departments - civil, criminal, commercial, labor and social security, administrative, registry, and international cooperation); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 7 judges) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court president and vice president appointed by the National Assembly upon the proposal of the Minister of Justice based on the opinions of the Judicial Council, an 11-member independent body elected by the National Assembly from proposals submitted by the president, attorneys, law universities, and sitting judges; other Supreme Court judges elected by the National Assembly from candidates proposed by the Judicial Council; Supreme Court judge term NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly from nominations by the president of the republic; Constitutional Court president selected from among their own for a 3-year term; other judges elected for single 9-year terms subordinate courts: county, district, regional, and high courts; specialized labor-related and social courts; Court of Audit; Administrative Court

Legal system

civil law system

Legislative branch

bicameral Parliament consists of a National Council or Drzavni Svet (40 seats; members indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve five-year terms; note - this is primarily an advisory body with limited legislative powers; it may propose laws, ask to review any National Assembly decision, and call national referenda) and the National Assembly or Drzavni Zbor (90 seats; 88 members are elected on a proportional basis and 2 are elected by the Italian and Hungarian minorities through a majoritarian, preferential system; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: National Assembly - last held on 4 December 2011 (next to be held in 2015) election results: percent of vote by party - PS 28.6%, SDS 26.2%, SD 10.5%, LGV 8.4%, DeSUS 7%, SLS 6.9%, NSi 4.8%, other 7.6%; seats by party - PS 28, SDS 26, SD 10, LGV 8, DeSUS 6, SLS 6, NSi 4, Hungarian minority 1, Italian minority 1

National anthem

name: "Zdravljica" (A Toast)

National holiday

Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)

National symbol(s)

Mount Triglav

Political parties and leaders

Civic List or DL [Gregor VIRANT] (formerly LGV) Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia or DeSUS [Karl ERJAVEC] New Slovenia or NSi [Ljudmila NOVAK] Positive Slovenia or PS [Alenka BRATUSEK (interim)] Slovene People's Party or SLS [Radovan ZERJAV] Slovenian Democratic Party or SDS [Janez JANSA] Social Democrats or SD [Igor LUKSIC] (formerly ZLSD)

Political pressure groups and leaders

Slovenian Roma Association [Jozek Horvat MUC]; various trade and public sector employee unions other: Catholic Church

Suffrage

18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal

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; it joined the eurozone in 2007.

Manpower available for military service

males age 16-49: 477,592 females age 16-49: 464,301 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service

males age 16-49: 392,075 females age 16-49: 380,077 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually

male: 9,818 female: 9,395 (2010 est.)

Military branches

Slovenian Armed Forces (Slovenska Vojska, SV): Forces Command (with ground units, naval element, air and air defense brigade); Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (ACPDR) (2013)

Military expenditures

1.18% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 88 1.32% of GDP (2011) 1.18% of GDP (2010)

Military service age and obligation

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2003 (2012)

Age structure

0-14 years: 13.4% (male 137,407/female 129,111) 15-24 years: 10% (male 101,754/female 96,973) 25-54 years: 43.9% (male 441,079/female 432,476) 55-64 years: 14.8% (male 145,013/female 148,704) 65 years and over: 17.5% (male 142,954/female 212,821) (2014 est.)

Birth rate

8.54 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 217

Death rate

11.25 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 32

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 46.8 % youth dependency ratio: 21.1 % elderly dependency ratio: 25.7 % potential support ratio: 3.9 (2014 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 99.8% of population rural: 99.4% of population total: 99.6% of population unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population rural: 0.6% of population total: 0.4% of population (2012 est.)

Education expenditures

5.7% of GDP (2010) country comparison to the world: 51

Ethnic groups

Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 census)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 143

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 151

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 145

Health expenditures

9% of GDP (2010) country comparison to the world: 43

Hospital bed density

4.6 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.04 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 198 male: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Languages

Slovenian (official) 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4%, Italian (official, only in municipalities where Italian national communities reside), Hungarian (official, only in municipalities where Hungarian national communities reside) (2002 census)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.83 years country comparison to the world: 61 male: 74.21 years female: 81.69 years (2014 est.)

Literacy

definition: NA total population: 99.7% male: 99.7% female: 99.7% (2011 est.)

Major urban areas - population

LJUBLJANA (capital) 273,000 (2011)

Maternal mortality rate

12 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 150

Median age

total: 43.5 years male: 41.7 years female: 45.2 years (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

28.8 (2011 est.)

Nationality

noun: Slovene(s) adjective: Slovenian

Net migration rate

0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 73

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

28.6% (2008) country comparison to the world: 33

Physicians density

2.54 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Population

1,988,292 (July 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 148

Population growth rate

-0.23% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 215

Religions

Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2012 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 18 years (2012)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.33 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 213

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 20.6% country comparison to the world: 57 male: 20.3% female: 21% (2012)

Urbanization

urban population: 49.9% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 0.17% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Disputes - international

since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Croatia and Slovenia have each claimed sovereignty over Pirin Bay and four villages, and Slovenia has objected to Croatia's claim of an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic Sea; in 2009, however Croatia and Slovenia signed a binding international arbitration agreement to define their disputed land and maritime borders, which led to Slovenia lifting its objections to Croatia joining the EU; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovenia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules to curb illegal migration and commerce through southeastern Europe while encouraging close cross-border ties with Croatia; Slovenia continues to impose a hard border Schengen regime with Croatia, which joined the EU in 2013 but has not yet fulfilled Schengen requirements

Illicit drugs

minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals

Airports

16 (2013) country comparison to the world: 143

Airports - with paved runways

total: 7 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 1 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 9 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 5 (2013)

Merchant marine

registered in other countries: 24 (Cyprus 5, Liberia 7, Malta 4, Marshall Islands 6, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 1) (2010) country comparison to the world: 90

Pipelines

gas 844 km; oil 5 km (2013)

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Koper

Railways

total: 1,228 km country comparison to the world: 84 standard gauge: 1,228 km 1.435-m gauge (503 km electrified) (2007)

Roadways

total: 38,985 km country comparison to the world: 91 paved: 38,985 km (includes 769 km of expressways) (2012)

Waterways

(there is some transport on the Drava River) (2012)