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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

public television broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV), operates a system of national and regional TV stations; 35 domestic commercial television stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 60% of households are connected to multi-channel cable TV systems; public radio broadcaster operates 3 national and 4 regional stations; more than 75 regional and local commercial and non-commercial radio stations (2007)

Internet country code [time series]

.si

Internet users (Internet hosts) [time series]

137,494 (2010) country comparison to the world: 72

Internet users [time series]

1.298 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 92

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: well-developed telecommunications infrastructure domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 150 telephones per 100 persons international: country code - 386

Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]

1.034 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 76

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

2.1 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 132

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

potatoes, hops, wheat, sugar beets, corn, grapes; cattle, sheep, poultry

Central bank discount rate [time series]

1.75% (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 123 3% (31 December 2008) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

5.47% (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 122 7.41% (31 December 2008 est.)

Current account balance [time series]

-$598 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 122 -$732.4 million (2009 est.)

Debt - external [time series]

$51.57 billion (30 June 2010) country comparison to the world: 56 $54.61 billion (31 December 2008)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

28.4 (2008) country comparison to the world: 120 23.8 (2004)

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Slovenia became the first 2004 European Union entrant to adopt the euro (on 1 January 2007) and has become a model of economic success and stability for the region. With the highest per capita GDP in Central Europe, Slovenia has excellent infrastructure, a well-educated work force, and a strategic location between the Balkans and Western Europe. Privatization has lagged since 2002, and the economy has one of highest levels of state control in the EU. Structural reforms to improve the business environment have allowed for somewhat greater foreign participation in Slovenia's economy and have helped to lower unemployment. In March 2004, Slovenia became the first transition country to graduate from borrower status to donor partner at the World Bank. In December 2007, Slovenia was invited to begin the accession process for joining the OECD. Despite its economic success, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Slovenia has lagged behind the region average, and taxes remain relatively high. Furthermore, the labor market is often seen as inflexible, and legacy industries are losing sales to more competitive firms in China, India, and elsewhere. In 2009, the world recession caused the economy to contract - through falling exports and industrial production - by more than 8%, and unemployment to rise above 9%. Although growth resumed in 2010, the unemployment rate continued to rise, topping 10%.

Electricity - consumption [time series]

14.7 billion kWh (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 76

Electricity - exports [time series]

7.82 billion kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity - imports [time series]

6.218 billion kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity - production [time series]

13 billion kWh (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 84

Exchange rates [time series]

euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.77399 (2010), 0.72 (2009), 0.6827 (2008), 0.7345 (2007)

Exports [time series]

$24.97 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 65 $22.53 billion (2009 est.)

Exports - commodities [time series]

manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food

Exports - partners [time series]

Germany 19.36%, Italy 11.31%, Croatia 7.75%, Austria 7.42%, France 7.35% (2009)

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$46.44 billion (2010 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$56.81 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 88 $56.24 billion (2009 est.) $61.2 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP - composition by sector) [time series]

agriculture: 2.4% industry: 31% services: 66.6% (2010 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$28,400 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 $28,000 (2009 est.) $30,500 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 180 -8.1% (2009 est.) 3.7% (2008 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 3.4% highest 10%: 24.6% (2004)

Imports [time series]

$25.96 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 62 $23.5 billion (2009 est.)

Imports - commodities [time series]

machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, food

Imports - partners [time series]

Germany 16.46%, Italy 15.89%, Austria 11.81%, France 4.98%, Croatia 4.32% (2009)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 148

Industries [time series]

ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting; electronics (including military electronics), trucks, automobiles, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

2.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 57 0.9% (2009 est.)

Investment (gross fixed) [time series]

18.7% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 101

Labor force [time series]

930,000 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 144

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 2.2% industry: 35% services: 62.8% (2009)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$11.77 billion (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 59 $22.1 billion (31 December 2008) $28.96 billion (31 December 2007)

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

1.05 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 89

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 124

Natural gas - imports [time series]

1.05 billion cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 55

Natural gas - production [time series]

0 cu m (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 129

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 133

Oil - consumption [time series]

60,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 91

Oil - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 174

Oil - imports [time series]

57,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 81

Oil - production [time series]

5 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 114

Oil - proved reserves [time series]

0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 121

Population below poverty line [time series]

12.3% (2008)

Public debt [time series]

35.5% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 82 31.3% of GDP (2009 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$NA (31 December 2010 est.) $1.08 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of broad money [time series]

$24.03 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 $25.65 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]

$9.001 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 $7.901 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]

$15.73 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 74 $15.13 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$52.67 billion (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 63 $50.46 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$10.47 billion (31 December 2010 est) country comparison to the world: 71 $10.33 billion (31 December 2009 est) note: the figure for 2006 represents the US dollar value of tolars in circulation prior to Slovenia joining the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 16 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders

Unemployment rate [time series]

10.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 115 9.2% (2009 est.)

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 20,273 sq km country comparison to the world: 154 land: 20,151 sq km water: 122 sq km

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly smaller than New Jersey

Climate [time series]

Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east

Coastline [time series]

46.6 km

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Triglav 2,864 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

Sava River polluted with domestic and industrial waste; pollution of coastal waters with heavy metals and toxic chemicals; forest damage near Koper from air pollution (originating at metallurgical and chemical plants) and resulting acid rain

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]

total: 0.9 per capita: 457 cu m/yr (2002)

Geographic coordinates [time series]

46 07 N, 14 49 E

Geography - note [time series]

despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes

Irrigated land [time series]

30 sq km (2003)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 1,086 km border countries: Austria 330 km, Croatia 455 km, Hungary 102 km, Italy 199 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 8.53% permanent crops: 1.43% other: 90.04% (2005)

Location [time series]

Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia

Map references [time series]

Europe

Maritime claims [time series]

territorial sea: 12 nm

Natural hazards [time series]

flooding; earthquakes

Natural resources [time series]

lignite coal, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests

Terrain [time series]

a short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine mountain region adjacent to Italy and Austria, mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east

Total renewable water resources [time series]

32.1 cu km (2005)

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

210 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) including 11 urban municipalities* (mestne obcine, singular - mestna obcina) Ajdovscina, Apace, Beltinci, Benedikt, Bistrica ob Sotli, Bled, Bloke, Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Braslovce, Brda, Brezice, Brezovica, Cankova, Celje*, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Cerknica, Cerkno, Cerkvenjak, Cirkulane, Crensovci, Crna na Koroskem, Crnomelj, Destrnik, Divaca, Dobje, Dobrepolje, Dobrna, Dobrova-Polhov Gradec, Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Dolenjske Toplice, Dol pri Ljubljani, Domzale, Dornava, Dravograd, Duplek, Gorenja Vas-Poljane, Gorisnica, Gorje, Gornja Radgona, Gornji Grad, Gornji Petrovci, Grad, Grosuplje, Hajdina, Hoce-Slivnica, Hodos, Horjul, Hrastnik, Hrpelje-Kozina, Idrija, Ig, Ilirska Bistrica, Ivancna Gorica, Izola/Isola, Jesenice, Jezersko, Jursinci, Kamnik, Kanal, Kidricevo, Kobarid, Kobilje, Kocevje, Komen, Komenda, Koper-Capodistria*, Kosanjevica na Krki, Kostel, Kozje, Kranj*, Kranjska Gora, Krizevci, Krsko, Kungota, Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart, Lendava/Lendva, Litija, Ljubljana*, Ljubno, Ljutomer, Log-Dragomer, Logatec, Loska Dolina, Loski Potok, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Luce, Lukovica, Majsperk, Makole, Maribor*, Markovci, Medvode, Menges, Metlika, Mezica, Miklavz na Dravskem Polju, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mirna Pec, Mislinja, Mokronog-Trebelno, Moravce, Moravske Toplice, Mozirje, Murska Sobota*, Muta, Naklo, Nazarje, Nova Gorica*, Novo Mesto*, Odranci, Oplotnica, Ormoz, Osilnica, Pesnica, Piran/Pirano, Pivka, Podcetrtek, Podlehnik, Podvelka, Poljcane, Polzela, Postojna, Prebold, Preddvor, Prevalje, Ptuj*, Puconci, Race-Fram, Radece, Radenci, Radlje ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne na Koroskem, Razkrizje, Recica ob Savinji, Rence-Vogrsko, Ribnica, Ribnica na Pohorju, Rogaska Slatina, Rogasovci, Rogatec, Ruse, Selnica ob Dravi, Semic, Sevnica, Sezana, Slovenj Gradec*, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Sodrazica, Solcava, Sredisce ob Dravi, Starse, Straza, Sveta Ana, Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Andraz v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Jurij, Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Tomaz, Salovci, Sempeter-Vrtojba, Sencur, Sentilj, Sentjernej, Sentjur, Sentrupert, Skocjan, Skofja Loka, Skofljica, Smarje pri Jelsah, Smarjeske Toplice, Smartno ob Paki, Smartno pri Litiji, Sostanj, Store, Tabor, Tisina, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trnovska Vas, Trzic, Trzin, Turnisce, Velenje*, Velika Polana, Velike Lasce, Verzej, Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice, Vojnik, Vransko, Vrhnika, Vuzenica, Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki, Zetale, Ziri, Zirovnica, Zrece, Zuzemberk

Capital [time series]

name: Ljubljana geographic coordinates: 46 03 N, 14 31 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Constitution [time series]

adopted 23 December 1991, amended 14 July 1997 and 25 July 2000

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Republic of Slovenia conventional short form: Slovenia local long form: Republika Slovenija local short form: Slovenija former: People's Republic of Slovenia, Socialist Republic of Slovenia

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Bradley FREDEN embassy: Presernova 31, 1000 Ljubljana mailing address: American Embassy Ljubljana, US Department of State, 7140 Ljubljana Place, Washington, DC 20521-7140 telephone: [386] (1) 200-5500 FAX: [386] (1) 200-5555

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Roman KIRN chancery: 2410 California Street N.W., Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 386-6601 FAX: [1] (202) 386-6633 consulate(s) general: Cleveland, New York

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Danilo TURK (since 22 December 2007) head of government: Prime Minister Borut PAHOR (since 7 November 2008) cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 October and 11 November 2007 (next to be held on 8 October 2012); following National Assembly elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition usually nominated to become prime minister by the president and elected by the National Assembly; election last held on 21 September 2008 (next National Assembly elections to be held in 8 October 2012) election results: Danilo TURK elected president; percent of vote - Danilo TURK 68.2%, Alojze PETERLE 31.8%; Borut PAHOR elected prime minister by National Assembly vote

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, derive from the medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola; the Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center; beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas and rivers, and above it are three six-pointed stars arranged in an inverted triangle, which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries) appears in the upper hoist side of the flag centered on the white and blue bands

Government type [time series]

parliamentary republic

Independence [time series]

25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)

International organization participation [time series]

Australia Group, BIS, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Judicial branch [time series]

Supreme Court (judges are elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the Judicial Council); Constitutional Court (judges elected for nine-year terms by the National Assembly and nominated by the president)

Legal system [time series]

based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Legislative branch [time series]

bicameral Parliament consists of a National Council or Drzavni Svet (40 seats; members indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve five-year terms; note - this is primarily an advisory body with limited legislative powers; it may propose laws, ask to review any National Assembly decision, and call national referenda) and the National Assembly or Drzavni Zbor (90 seats; 40 members directly elected and 50 are elected on a proportional basis; note - the number of directly elected and proportionally elected seats varies with each election; the constitution mandates 1 seat each for Slovenia's Hungarian and Italian minorities; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: National Assembly - last held on 21 September 2008 (next to be held on 8 October 2012) election results: percent of vote by party - SD 30.5%, SDS 29.3%, ZARES 9.4%, DeSUS 7.5%, SNS 5.5%, SLS+SMS 5.2%, LDS 5.2%, other 7.4%; seats by party - SD 29, SDS 28, ZARES 9, DeSUS 7, SNS 5, SLS+SMS 5, LDS 5, Hungarian minority 1, Italian minority 1

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Zdravljica" (A Toast) lyrics/music: France PRESEREN/Stanko PREMRL note: adopted 1989; the anthem was originally written in 1848; the full poem, whose seventh verse is used as the anthem, speaks of pan-Slavic nationalism

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia or DeSUS [Karl ERJAVEC]; Liberal Democracy of Slovenia or LDS [Katarina KRESAL]; New Slovenia or NSi [Ljudmila NOVAK (acting)]; Slovene National Party or SNS [Zmago JELINCIC]; Slovene People's Party or SLS [Radovan ZERJAV]; Slovene Youth Party or SMS [Darko KRANJC]; Slovenian Democratic Party or SDS [Janez JANSA]; Social Democrats or SD [Borut PAHOR] (formerly ZLSD); ZARES [Gregor GOLOBIC]

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

Slovenian Roma Association [Jozek Horvat MUC] other: Catholic Church

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though Communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2007.

Military

Manpower available for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 483,488 females age 16-49: 470,325 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 397,440 females age 16-49: 385,505 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]

male: 9,979 female: 9,610 (2010 est.)

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Slovenian Army (includes air and naval forces)

Military expenditures [time series]

1.7% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 91

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2003 (2010)

People

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 13.5% (male 139,880/female 131,826) 15-64 years: 69.9% (male 707,219/female 695,470) 65 years and over: 16.5% (male 129,662/female 201,635) (2010 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

8.92 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 212

Death rate [time series]

10.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 46

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

5.2% of GDP (2007) country comparison to the world: 57

Ethnic groups [time series]

Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 census)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

less than 0.1% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 158

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

fewer than 100 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 131

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

280 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 154

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 4.21 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 200 male: 4.76 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Languages [time series]

Slovenian (official) 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4%, Italian (official) Only in municipalities where Hungarian national communities reside, Hungarian (official) Only in municipalities where Hungarian national communities reside (2002 census)

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 77.12 years country comparison to the world: 61 male: 73.45 years female: 81.03 years (2010 est.)

Literacy [time series]

definition: NA total population: 99.7% male: 99.7% female: 99.6%

Median age [time series]

total: 42.1 years male: 40.4 years female: 43.7 years (2010 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Slovene(s) adjective: Slovenian

Net migration rate [time series]

0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 64

Population [time series]

2,003,136 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 145

Population growth rate [time series]

-0.142% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 211

Religions [time series]

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)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 18 years (2008)

Sex ratio [time series]

at birth: 1.066 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.29 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 210

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 48% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: -0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

the Croatia-Slovenia land and maritime boundary agreement, which would have ceded most of Piran Bay and maritime access to Slovenia and several villages to Croatia, remains unratified and in dispute; Slovenia also protests Croatia's 2003 claim to an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovenia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules to curb illegal migration and commerce through southeastern Europe while encouraging close cross-border ties with Croatia

Illicit drugs [time series]

minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals

Transportation

Airports [time series]

16 (2010) country comparison to the world: 143

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 7 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 1 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 9 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 5 (2010)

Merchant marine [time series]

registered in other countries: 25 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Bahamas 1, Cyprus 4, Liberia 5, Malta 4, Marshall Islands 6, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Singapore 1, Slovakia 1) (2010) country comparison to the world: 93

Pipelines [time series]

gas 840 km; oil 11 km (2009)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

Koper

Railways [time series]

total: 1,228 km country comparison to the world: 85 standard gauge: 1,228 km 1.435-m gauge (503 km electrified) (2007)

Roadways [time series]

total: 38,873 km country comparison to the world: 90 paved: 38,873 km (includes 696 km of expressways) (2008)

Waterways [time series]

some transport on Drava River (2010)