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Slovenia

2016 Edition — sovereign

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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 [time series]
total: 1.45 million | percent of population: 73.1% (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 115
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
general assessment: well-developed telecommunications infrastructure | domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 155 telephones per 100 persons | international: country code - 386 (2015)
Telephones - fixed lines [time series]
total subscriptions: 753,082 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 88
Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]
total: 2.354 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 119 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 149
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]
hops, wheat, coffee, corn, apples, pears; cattle, sheep, poultry
Budget [time series]
revenues: $19.29 billion | expenditures: $20.55 billion (2015 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]
-2.9% of GDP (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 111
Central bank discount rate [time series]
0.3% (10 September 2014) | 0.75% (31 December 2013) | note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area | country comparison to the world: 132
Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]
3.49% (31 December 2015 est.) | 5.02% (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 159
Current account balance [time series]
$3.118 billion (2015 est.) | $3.464 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 31
Debt - external [time series]
$56.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $55.45 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 61
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]
23.7 (2012) | 23.8 (2005) | country comparison to the world: 145
Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]
With excellent infrastructure, a well-educated work force, and a strategic location between the Balkans and Western Europe, Slovenia has one of the highest per capita GDPs in Central Europe, despite having suffered a protracted recession in 2008-2009 in the wake of the global financial crisis. Slovenia became the first 2004 EU entrant to adopt the euro (on 1 January 2007) and has experienced one of the most stable political transitions in Central and Southeastern Europe. | 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. However, long-delayed privatizations, particularly within Slovenia’s largely state-owned and increasingly indebted banking sector, have fueled investor concerns since 2012 that the country would need EU-IMF financial assistance. In 2013, the European Commission granted Slovenia permission to begin recapitalizing ailing lenders and transferring their nonperforming assets into a “bad bank” established to restore bank balance sheets. Export-led growth fueled by demand in larger European markets pushed GDP growth to 3.0% in 2014, while stubbornly-high unemployment fell slightly to 12%. | Prime Minister CERAR’s government took office in September 2014, pledging to press ahead with commitments to privatize a select group of state-run companies, rationalize public spending, and further stabilize the banking sector.
Exchange rates [time series]
euros (EUR) per US dollar - | 0.885 (2015 est.) | 0.7525 (2014 est.) | 0.7634 (2013 est.) | 0.7752 (2012 est.) | 0.7185 (2011 est.)
Exports [time series]
$26.67 billion (2015 est.) | $30.51 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 64
Exports - commodities [time series]
manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
Exports - partners [time series]
Germany 19.1%, Italy 10.6%, Austria 8%, Croatia 6.8%, Slovakia 4.7%, Hungary 4.4%, France 4.2% (2015)
Fiscal year [time series]
calendar year
GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]
$42.77 billion (2015 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]
$63.96 billion (2015 est.) | $62.17 billion (2014 est.) | $60.33 billion (2013 est.) | note: data are in 2015 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 101
GDP - composition, by end use [time series]
household consumption: 52.2% | government consumption: 18.7% | investment in fixed capital: 19.5% | investment in inventories: 1% | exports of goods and services: 77.6% | imports of goods and services: -68.8% (2015 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]
agriculture: 2.3% | industry: 33.5% | services: 64.2% (2015 est.)
Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]
$31,000 (2015 est.) | $30,200 (2014 est.) | $29,300 (2013 est.) | note: data are in 2015 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 60
Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]
2.9% (2015 est.) | 3% (2014 est.) | -1.1% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 131
Gross national saving [time series]
25.6% of GDP (2015 est.) | 26% of GDP (2014 est.) | 24% of GDP (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 51
Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]
lowest 10%: 3.7% | highest 10%: 21.1% (2012)
Imports [time series]
$25.01 billion (2015 est.) | $28.94 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 69
Imports - commodities [time series]
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, food
Imports - partners [time series]
Germany 16.5%, Italy 13.6%, Austria 10.2%, China 5.5%, Croatia 5.1%, Turkey 4% (2015)
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
3.3% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 67
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]
-0.7% (2015 est.) | 0.4% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 34
Labor force [time series]
917,400 (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 147
Labor force - by occupation [time series]
agriculture: 8.3% | industry: 30.8% | services: 60.9% (2012 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]
$6.87 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $6.31 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $6.783 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 82
Population below poverty line [time series]
13.5% (2012 est.)
Public debt [time series]
83.7% of GDP (2015 est.) | 81% of GDP (2014 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 | country comparison to the world: 27
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]
$856.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) | $1.016 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 133
Stock of broad money [time series]
$26.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $25.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 80
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]
$7.843 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $8.463 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 63
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]
$14.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $14.37 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 87
Stock of domestic credit [time series]
$29.94 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $31.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 75
Stock of narrow money [time series]
$14.39 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $12.85 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | note: see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 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 | country comparison to the world: 69
Taxes and other revenues [time series]
45.1% of GDP (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 21
Unemployment rate [time series]
12.3% (2015 est.) | 13.1% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 138
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]
13 million Mt (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 91
Crude oil - exports [time series]
0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 188
Crude oil - imports [time series]
0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 124
Crude oil - production [time series]
5 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 101
Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]
0 bbl (1 January 2016 es) | country comparison to the world: 189
Electricity - consumption [time series]
13 billion kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 82
Electricity - exports [time series]
10 billion kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 23
Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]
34.1% of total installed capacity (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 171
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]
29.2% of total installed capacity (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 79
Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]
33.6% of total installed capacity (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 4
Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]
3% of total installed capacity (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 71
Electricity - imports [time series]
7.3 billion kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 31
Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]
3.5 million kW (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 90
Electricity - production [time series]
16 billion kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 86
Electricity access [time series]
electrification - total population: 100% (2016)
Natural gas - consumption [time series]
769 million cu m (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 94
Natural gas - exports [time series]
0 cu m (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 179
Natural gas - imports [time series]
766 million cu m (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 61
Natural gas - production [time series]
3 million cu m (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 95
Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]
0 cu m (1 January 2014 es) | country comparison to the world: 193
Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]
49,680 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 101
Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]
23,340 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 81
Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]
79,100 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 66
Refined petroleum products - production [time series]
0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 130
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 20,273 sq km | land: 20,151 sq km | water: 122 sq km | country comparison to the world: 155
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 [time series]
mean elevation: 492 m | elevation extremes: 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 from urban air pollution 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
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]
60 sq km (2012)
Land boundaries [time series]
total: 1,211 km | border countries (4): Austria 299 km, Croatia 600 km, Hungary 94 km, Italy 218 km
Land use [time series]
agricultural land: 22.8% | arable land 8.4%; permanent crops 1.3%; permanent pasture 13.1% | forest: 62.3% | other: 14.9% (2011 est.)
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, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests
Population distribution (Population - distribution) [time series]
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest exhibit less density than elsewhere
Terrain [time series]
a short southwestern coastal strip of Karst topography on the Adriatic; an alpine mountain region lies adjacent to Italy and Austria in the north; mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
201 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 11 urban municipalities (mestne obcine, singular - mestna obcina) | municipalities: Ajdovscina, Ankaran, 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 pri Litiji, Sostanj, Store, Tabor, Tisina, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trnovska Vas, Trzic, Trzin, Turnisce, Velika Polana, Velike Lasce, Verzej, Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice, Vojnik, Vransko, Vrhnika, Vuzenica, Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki, Zetale, Ziri, Zirovnica, Zrece, Zuzemberk | 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
Citizenship [time series]
citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Slovenia; both parents if the child is born outside of Slovenia | dual citizenship recognized: yes, for select cases | residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years, the last 5 of which have been continuous
Constitution [time series]
previous 1974 (preindependence); latest passed by legislature 23 December 1991; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)
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 | etymology: related to the Slavic autonym (self-designation) "Slovenin," a derivation from "slovo" (word), denoting "people who speak (the same language)" (i.e., people who understand each other)
Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]
chief of mission: Ambassador Brent Robert HARTLEY (since 12 February 2015) | 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 Bozo CERAR (since 6 September 2013) | chancery: 2410 California Street N.W., Washington, DC 20008 | telephone: [1] (202) 386-6601 | FAX: [1] (202) 386-6633 | consulate(s) general: Cleveland (OH)
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: President Borut PAHOR (since 22 December 2012) | head of government: Prime Minister Miro CERAR (since 18 September 2014) | cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, elected by the National Assembly | elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 November 2012 with a runoff on 2 December 2012 (next to be held in 2017); following National Assembly elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually nominated prime minister by the president and elected by the National Assembly | election results: Borut PAHOR elected president; percent of vote in second round - Borut PAHOR (SD) 67.4%, Danilo TURK (independent) 32.6%; note - a snap election was held in July 2014 following the resignation of Prime Minister Alenka BRATUSEK in May 2014, Miro CERAR (SMC) elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 57 to 11
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), ICCt, 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]
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 37 judges organized into civil, criminal, commercial, labor and social security, administrative, and registry departments); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 7 judges) | judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court president and vice president appointed by the National Assembly upon the proposal of the Minister of Justice based on the opinions of the Judicial Council, an 11-member independent body elected by the National Assembly from proposals submitted by the president, attorneys, law universities, and sitting judges; other Supreme Court judges elected by the National Assembly from candidates proposed by the Judicial Council; Supreme Court judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly from nominations by the president of the republic; Constitutional Court president selected from among their own for a 3-year term; other judges elected for single 9-year terms | subordinate courts: county, district, regional, and high courts; specialized labor-related and social courts; Court of Audit; Administrative Court
Legal system [time series]
civil law system
Legislative branch [time series]
description: bicameral Parliament consists of the National Council or Drzavni Svet (40 seats; members indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Drzavni Zbor (90 seats; 88 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 2 directly elected in special constituencies for Italian and Hungarian minorities by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - the National Council is primarily an advisory body with limited legislative powers | elections: National Assembly - last held on 13 July 2014 (next to be held in 2018) | election results: percent of vote by party - SMC 34.6%, SDS 20.7%, DeSUS 10.2%, ZL 6%, SD 6%, NSi 5.6%, ZaAB 4.3%, other 12.6%; seats by party - SMC 36, SDS 21, DeSUS 10, ZL 6, SD 6, NSi, 5, ZaAB 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; 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; national colors: white, blue, red
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
Alliance of Alenka Bratusek or ZaAB [Alenka BRATUSEK] | Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia or DeSUS [Karl ERJAVEC] | Modern Center Party or SMC [Miro CERAR] | New Slovenia or NSi [Ljudmila NOVAK] | Slovenian Democratic Party or SDS [Janez JANSA] | Social Democrats or SD [Dejan ZIDAN] | United Left or ZL (collective leadership)
Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]
Catholic Church | other: various trade and public sector employee unions
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 euro zone and the Schengen zone in 2007.
Military and Security
Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]
Slovenian Armed Forces (Slovenska Vojska, SV): Forces Command (with ground units, naval element, air and air defense brigade); Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (ACPDR) (2013)
Military expenditures [time series]
0.97% of GDP (2015) | 1% of GDP (2014) | 1.05% of GDP (2013) | 1.18% of GDP (2012) | 1.32% of GDP (2011) | country comparison to the world: 85
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: 13.35% (male 136,114/female 127,904) | 15-24 years: 9.58% (male 97,191/female 92,369) | 25-54 years: 43.3% (male 432,824/female 423,708) | 55-64 years: 14.82% (male 144,160/female 148,903) | 65 years and over: 18.95% (male 152,770/female 222,086) (2016 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
8.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 222
Death rate [time series]
11.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 29
Dependency ratios [time series]
total dependency ratio: 48.7% | youth dependency ratio: 22% | elderly dependency ratio: 26.7% | potential support ratio: 3.7% (2015 est.)
Drinking water source [time series]
urban: 99.7% of population | rural: 99.4% of population | total: 99.5% of population | urban: 0.3% of population | rural: 0.6% of population | total: 0.5% of population (2015 est.)
Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]
5.7% of GDP (2012) | 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]
0.08% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 114
HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]
less than 100 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 109
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]
900 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 120
Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]
9.2% of GDP (2014) | country comparison to the world: 43
Hospital bed density [time series]
4.6 beds/1,000 population (2013)
Infant mortality rate [time series]
total: 4 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 3.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 194
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: 78.2 years | male: 74.6 years | female: 82 years (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 62
Literacy [time series]
definition: NA | total population: 99.7% | male: 99.7% | female: 99.7% (2015 est.)
Major urban areas - population [time series]
LJUBLJANA (capital) 279,000 (2014)
Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]
9 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 150
Median age [time series]
total: 44.1 years | male: 42.5 years | female: 45.9 years (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 9
Mother's mean age at first birth [time series]
29 (2013 est.)
Nationality [time series]
noun: Slovene(s) | adjective: Slovenian
Net migration rate [time series]
0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 69
Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]
27.4% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 33
Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]
2.54 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
Population [time series]
1,978,029 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 148
Population distribution [time series]
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest exhibit less density than elsewhere
Population growth rate [time series]
-0.29% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 219
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]
urban: 99.1% of population | rural: 99.1% of population | total: 99.1% of population | urban: 0.9% of population | rural: 0.9% of population | total: 0.9% of population (2015 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]
total: 17 years | male: 17 years | female: 18 years (2014)
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female | 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female | 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female | 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female | 55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female | 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female | total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
1.35 children born/woman (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 214
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]
total: 20.2% | male: 19.4% | female: 21.3% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 54
Urbanization [time series]
urban population: 49.6% of total population (2015) | rate of urbanization: 0.08% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Croatia and Slovenia have each claimed sovereignty over Pirin Bay and four villages, and Slovenia has objected to Croatia's claim of an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic Sea; in 2009, however Croatia and Slovenia signed a binding international arbitration agreement to define their disputed land and maritime borders, which led to Slovenia lifting its objections to Croatia joining the EU; 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; Slovenia continues to impose a hard border Schengen regime with Croatia, which joined the EU in 2013 but has not yet fulfilled Schengen requirements
Illicit drugs [time series]
minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals
Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]
stateless persons: 4 (2015) | note: 477,791 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (2015 - March 2016)
Transportation
Airports [time series]
16 (2013) | 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 (2013)
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 (2013)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix [time series]
S5 (2016)
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
National air transport system [time series]
number of registered air carriers: 2 | inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 35 | annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 1,130,637 | annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1,349,442 mt-km (2015)
Pipelines [time series]
gas 844 km; oil 5 km (2013)
Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]
major seaport(s): Koper
Railways [time series]
total: 1,229 km | standard gauge: 1,229 km 1.435-m gauge (503 km electrified) (2014) | country comparison to the world: 84
Roadways [time series]
total: 38,985 km | paved: 38,985 km (includes 769 km of expressways) (2012) | country comparison to the world: 91
Waterways [time series]
(some transport on the Drava River) (2012)