Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor-general Prime minister: Baldwin Spencer
President: Danilo Turk
Population
89,018
1,996,617
Life Expectancy
75.690 years
77.480 years
Capital City
Saint John's
Ljubljana
Largest city
Saint John's (population: 24,226)
Ljubljana (population: 255,115)
Human Development Index
0.83
0.923
GDP per capita
$18,200 US
$29,000 US
Literacy Rate
85.8%
99.7%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
6.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
16.7%
10%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
11.000%
11.800%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government
parliamentary republic
Independence date
1 November 1981 (from UK)
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Religions
Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)
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)
Languages
English (official), local dialects
Slovenian 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4% (2002 census)
Exports
petroleum products, bedding, handicrafts, electronic components, transport equipment, food and live animals
manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
External Debt
$359,800,000 $
$61,230,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - 2.7 (2007), 2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003) note: fixed rate since 1976
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.67 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), tolars per US dollar - 190.85 (2006), 192.71 (2005), 192.38 (2004) note: Slovenia adopted the euro as its currency on 1 January 2007
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.500%
1.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
5
Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia
Area
443 km sq
20,273 km sq
Coastline
153 km
47 km
Climate
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
