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