Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Quentin Bryce Prime minister: Julia Gillard
President: Danilo Turk
Population
22,015,576
1,996,617
Life Expectancy
81.900 years
77.480 years
Capital City
Canberra
Ljubljana
Largest city
Sydney (population: 4,394,580)
Ljubljana (population: 255,115)
Human Development Index
0.965
0.923
GDP per capita
$40,800 US
$29,000 US
Literacy Rate
99%
99.7%
Corruption Perception Index
8.7
6.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
29.6%
10%
Wealthiest Citizens
Frank Lowy & family ($2.7bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
5.100%
11.800%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
federal parliamentary democracy
parliamentary republic
Independence date
1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Religions
Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (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 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)
Slovenian 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4% (2002 census)
Exports
coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport equipment
manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
External Debt
$1,376,000,000,000 $
$61,230,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - 1.2059 (2008 est.), 1.2137 (2007), 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004)
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
3.000%
1.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
46
5
Location
Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia
Area
7,741,220 km sq
20,273 km sq
Coastline
25,760 km
47 km
Climate
generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
