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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

public TV broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV), operates a system of national and regional TV stations; 35 domestic commercial TV stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 60% of households are connected to multi-channel cable TV; 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]

415,581 (2012) country comparison to the world: 54

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]

872,800 (2011) country comparison to the world: 84

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

2.168 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 138

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

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

Budget [time series]

revenues: $20.5 billion expenditures: $22.59 billion (2012 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-4.6% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 145

Central bank discount rate [time series]

1.5% (31 December 2012) country comparison to the world: 124 1.75% (31 December 2011) 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]

5.2% (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 144 5.82% (31 December 2011 est.)

Current account balance [time series]

$297.6 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 $2.505 million (2011 est.)

Debt - external [time series]

$61.23 billion (30 June 2011) country comparison to the world: 55 $51.57 billion (30 June 2010)

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

28.4 (2008) country comparison to the world: 119 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 experienced one of the most stable political and economic transitions in Central and Southeastern Europe. 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 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 2007, Slovenia was invited to begin the process for joining the OECD; it became a member in 2012. 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 global recession caused the economy to contract - through falling exports and industrial production - by 8%, and unemployment to rise. Although growth resumed in 2010, it dipped into negative territory in 2012 and the unemployment rate continued to rise, exceeding 12% in 2012.

Exchange rates [time series]

euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.7838 (2012 est.) 0.7185 (2011 est.) 755 (2010 est.) 0.7198 (2009 est.) 0.6827 (2008 est.)

Exports [time series]

$28.42 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 66 $29.59 billion (2011 est.)

Exports - commodities [time series]

manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food

Exports - partners [time series]

Germany 19.9%, Italy 11.9%, Austria 7.7%, Croatia 6.4%, France 5.7%, Hungary 4% (2011)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$45.42 billion (2012 est.)

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

$57.93 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 90 $59.25 billion (2011 est.) $58.89 billion (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

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

agriculture: 2.7% industry: 27.6% services: 69.7% (2012 est.)

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

$28,600 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 47 $29,300 (2011 est.) $29,200 (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

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

-2.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 205 0.6% (2011 est.) 1.2% (2010 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

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

Imports [time series]

$29.83 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 66 $31.05 billion (2011 est.)

Imports - commodities [time series]

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

Imports - partners [time series]

Germany 16.4%, Italy 16%, Austria 10.2%, Croatia 4.5%, France 4.1%, China 4.1% (2011)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

3.2% (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 96

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

2.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 54 1.8% (2011 est.)

Investment (gross fixed) [time series]

16.7% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 127

Labor force [time series]

932,300 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 145

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

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

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$6.326 billion (31 December 2011) country comparison to the world: 74 $9.428 billion (31 December 2010) $11.77 billion (31 December 2009)

Population below poverty line [time series]

12.3% (2008)

Public debt [time series]

53.2% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 57 46.9% of GDP (2011 est.) note: defined by the EU's Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives, and loans; general government sector comprises the subsectors: central government, state government, local government, and social security funds

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$1.154 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 131 $991.3 million (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of broad money [time series]

$26.52 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 80 $25.62 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]

$9.755 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 53 $9.405 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

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

$17.91 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 72 $16.71 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$49.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 65 $48.54 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$16.03 billion (31 December 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 66 $16.12 billion (31 December 2010 est.) note: see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 17 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

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

45.1% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 30

Unemployment rate [time series]

12.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 128 11.8% (2011 est.)

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

17.42 million Mt (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 87

Crude oil - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 183

Crude oil - imports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 120

Crude oil - production [time series]

5 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 103

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

NA bbl

Electricity - consumption [time series]

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

Electricity - exports [time series]

10.14 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 22

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

42.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 167

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

34.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 61

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

21.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 9

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

1.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 60

Electricity - imports [time series]

8.014 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 29

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

3.4 million kW (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 84

Electricity - production [time series]

15.61 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 81

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

1.06 billion cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 90

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 51

Natural gas - imports [time series]

1.053 billion cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 60

Natural gas - production [time series]

7 million cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 92

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

(1 January 2012 est.)

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

52,930 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 98

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

11,500 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 84

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

60,270 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 65

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 195

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 20,273 sq km country comparison to the world: 155 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]

100 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]

south Central Europe, Julian Alps 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]

200 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 11 urban municipalities (mestne obcine, singular - mestna obcina) municipalities: Ajdovscina, Apace, Beltinci, Benedikt, Bistrica ob Sotli, Bled, Bloke, Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Braslovce, Brda, Brezice, Brezovica, Cankova, 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, Kosanjevica na Krki, Kostel, Kozje, Kranjska Gora, Krizevci, Krsko, Kungota, Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart, Lendava/Lendva, Litija, Ljubno, Ljutomer, Log-Dragomer, Logatec, Loska Dolina, Loski Potok, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Luce, Lukovica, Majsperk, Makole, Markovci, Medvode, Menges, Metlika, Mezica, Miklavz na Dravskem Polju, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mirna, Mirna Pec, Mislinja, Mokronog-Trebelno, Moravce, Moravske Toplice, Mozirje, Muta, Naklo, Nazarje, Odranci, Oplotnica, Ormoz, Osilnica, Pesnica, Piran/Pirano, Pivka, Podcetrtek, Podlehnik, Podvelka, Poljcane, Polzela, Postojna, Prebold, Preddvor, Prevalje, 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, 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 ob Scavnici, 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 pr urban municipalities: Celje, Koper-Capodistria, Kranj, Ljubljana, Maribor, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto, Ptuj, Slovenj Gradec, Velenje

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 Joseph A. MUSSOMELI 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

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Borut PAHOR (since 22 December 2012) head of government: Prime Minister Janez JANSA (since 10 February 2012) 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 11 November and a runoff on 2 December 2012 (next presidential election to be held in 2017); 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 results: Borut PAHOR elected president; percent of vote - Borut PAHOR 67.4%, Danilo TURK 32.6%; Janez JANSA elected prime minister by National Assembly vote 51-39

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 law organization participation [time series]

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation [time series]

Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, 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]

civil law system

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 4 December 2011 (next to be held in 2015) election results: percent of vote by party - PS 28.6%, SDS 26.2%, SD 10.5%, LGV 8.4%, DeSUS 7%, SLS 6.9%, NSi 4.8%, other 7.6%; seats by party - PS 28, SDS 26, SD 10, LGV 8, DeSUS 6, SLS 6, NSi 4, 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)

National symbol(s) [time series]

Mount Triglav

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

Civic List Party or LGV [Gregor VIRANT]; Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia or DeSUS [Karl ERJAVEC]; Liberal Democracy of Slovenia or LDS [Iztok PODBREGAR]; New Slovenia or NSi [Ljudmila NOVAK]; Positive Slovenia or PS [Zoran JANKOVIC]; 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 [Igor LUKSIC] (formerly ZLSD); ZARES [Gregor GOLOBIC]

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

Slovenian Roma Association [Jozek Horvat MUC]; various trade and public sector employee unions 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: 477,592 females age 16-49: 464,301 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 392,075 females age 16-49: 380,077 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]

male: 9,818 female: 9,395 (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: 84

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2003 (2012)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 13.4% (male 138,116/ female 129,804) 15-64 years: 69.5% (male 698,993/ female 688,642) 65 years and over: 17.1% (male 135,229/ female 205,833) (2012 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

8.76 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 212

Death rate [time series]

11 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 38

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

5.2% of GDP (2007) country comparison to the world: 51

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% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 154

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

fewer than 100 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 132

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

fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 140

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

9.1% of GDP (2009) country comparison to the world: 42

Hospital bed density [time series]

4.7 beds/1,000 population (2008)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 197 male: 4.66 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Languages [time series]

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

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 77.48 years country comparison to the world: 63 male: 73.83 years female: 81.36 years (2012 est.)

Literacy [time series]

definition: NA total population: 99.7% male: 99.7% female: 99.7% (2010 est.)

Major urban areas - population (Major cities - population) [time series]

LJUBLJANA (capital) 260,000 (2009)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

12 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 147

Median age [time series]

total: 42.8 years male: 41.1 years female: 44.5 years (2012 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Slovene(s) adjective: Slovenian

Net migration rate [time series]

0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 65

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

15% (2001) country comparison to the world: 37

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

2.473 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Population [time series]

1,996,617 (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 146

Population growth rate [time series]

-0.185% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 207

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)

Sanitation facility access [time series]

improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population

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: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.31 children born/woman (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 212

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]

total: 13.6% country comparison to the world: 84 male: 13.8% female: 13.4% (2009)

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 50% of total population (2010) rate of urbanization: 0.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 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 (2012) country comparison to the world: 142

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 (2012)

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 (2012)

Merchant marine [time series]

registered in other countries: 24 (Cyprus 5, Liberia 7, Malta 4, Marshall Islands 6, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 1) (2010) country comparison to the world: 90

Pipelines [time series]

gas 840 km; oil 5 km (2010)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

Koper

Railways [time series]

total: 1,228 km country comparison to the world: 84 standard gauge: 1,228 km 1.435-m gauge (503 km electrified) (2007)

Roadways [time series]

total: 38,925 km country comparison to the world: 91 paved: 38,925 km (includes 658 km of expressways) (2008)

Waterways [time series]

(there is some transport on the Drava River) (2012)