Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Prime minister: Denzil Douglas
Population
1,996,617
50,726
Life Expectancy
77.480 years
74.840 years
Capital City
Ljubljana
Largest city
Ljubljana (population: 255,115)
Basseterre (population: 12,920)
Human Development Index
0.923
0.83
GDP per capita
$29,000 US
Literacy Rate
99.7%
97.8%
Corruption Perception Index
6.7
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
10%
6.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
11.800%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
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)
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Languages
Slovenian 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4% (2002 census)
English
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, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Area
20,273 km sq
261 km sq
Coastline
47 km
135 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
tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
