Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor
President: Danilo Turk
Population
109,011
1,996,617
Life Expectancy
73.300 years
77.480 years
Capital City
Ljubljana
Largest city
Saint George's (population: 7,500)
Ljubljana (population: 255,115)
Human Development Index
0.774
0.923
GDP per capita
$29,000 US
Literacy Rate
96%
99.7%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
6.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
21.4%
10%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
11.800%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
parliamentary republic
Independence date
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Religions
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
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), French patois
Slovenian 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4% (2002 census)
Exports
manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
External Debt
$61,230,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
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
1.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
5
Location
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia
Area
344 km sq
20,273 km sq
Coastline
121 km
47 km
Climate
tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
