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 | SLOVENIA [Slovenija]general data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Slovenija |
| country code ISO: SI //; - FIPS: SI |
| location: Central Southeast Europe |
| time zone: UT +1 * [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| surface (land) area: 20250 sq.km = 7820 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 47° N / South: 45° N / East: 17° E / West: 13° E |
| borders (land): Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Italy |
| borders (coastline): Gulf of Triest (Adriatic sea, part of Mediterranean Sea) |
| climate: Mediterranean in the coastal region, more Alpine in the mountainous regions |
| Government |
| independent since: 1991-06-25 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Ljubljana |
| administrative division: except for municipalities no higher division known |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses: (1991): 1974,839 /-; (2002, provisional results:) 1948,250 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 1927,593 /-; 2001: 1930,132 |
| population density: 96 per sq.km = 249 per sq.mi |
| population growth: -0,5% //; - doubling time: not applicable, quite stable population |
| birth rate: 9 - 13 per 1000 |
| death rate: 10 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 1 child per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 9 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 75 years (male: 71; female: 79) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 20% //; - 15-59 years: 62% //; - 60+ years: 18% |
| urbanisation: 50% //; - urbanisation growth: 1% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 30% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Slovene 87,8%; Croat 2,8%; Serb 2,4%; Bosnian 1,4%; Magyar 0,4%; Albanian 0,2%; Italian 0,2%; Macedonian 0,2% |
| languages: Slovene (official); Serbo-Croatian, Italian, Hungarian |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 82,7%; Orthodox churches 17,3% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 98% |
| people per physician: 439 |
| people per hospital bed: 178 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 98% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 43% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 9% |
| adult literacy: virtually 100% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Tolar = 100 stotin |
| annual inflation rate: 20% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 7200 per capita |
| GNI USD 10050 per capita //; - [ppp: 17310] |
| GDP growth: 3% |
| income: USD 10000 per capita |
| import: USD 9492 per capita //; - export: USD 8316 per capita |
| trade: USD 5000 per capita //; - or 104% of GDP |
| trade partners: DE IT FR AT |
| human development index: 0,874 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 29 |
| female labour force: 47% |
| unemployment: 7% |
| tourism: 1 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 12% //; - grass land: 20% //; - wooded area: 45% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 3% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 8% |
| agricultural products: potatoes, corn, sugar beets, wheat, grapes, hops |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 500 / goats: 15 / horses: 10 / pigs: 600 / poultry: 7700 / sheep: 70 |
| fish catch: 2000 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 51% //; - part of industry in GDP: 62% |
| industrial products: cement, steel, metallurgy, electronics, trucks |
| mining products: lead-zinc ore, sea salt, alumina, mercury, silver, lignite, uranium, coal |
| CO2 emission per capita: 7,4 |
| services: labour force: 47% //; - part of services in GDP: 30% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 3277 |
| electricity use (per capita): 5218 |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 14739, or 20128 km //; - of which paved: 79% //; - of which are motorways: 81 km |
| vehicles: 281 per 1000 |
| railways: 1200 km //; - railways passenger/km: 595 |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 208 - 396 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 320 - 533 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 216 - 470 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 183 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 3860 |
| personal computers: 276 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Triglav 2864 m, Skrlatica 2740, Mangart 2679, Jalovec 2645, Vesiki Kanin 2587, Grintovec 2558 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Bohinjsko jezero, Blejsko jezero, Ptujsko jezero |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Sava, Drava, Soca, Mura |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: Postojna / deepest: Postojna |
| islands: none, or unknown |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the administrative division
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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