Slovenia
General
Population: 2,005,692 (2009)
Land Area: 20,273 sq km
Natural Resources: Lignite, coal, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests
Capital: Ljubljana
Political System: Parliamentary Republic
State Leader: Danilo Turk (2007)
Head of Government: Borut Pahor (2008)
Languages: Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Major Religions: Catholic 57,8%, Muslim 2,4%, Orthodox 2,3%, Other Christian 0,9%, Unaffiliated 3,5%, Other or Unspecified 23%, None 10,1%
Major Ethnicities: Slovene 83,1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1,8%, Bosniak 1,1%, Other or Unspecified 12%
Life Expectancy: 76,92 years (2009)
Economy
GDP: 57,01 billion (2008)
GDP Per Capita: 29,500 (2008)
GDP Growth Rate: 4,3% (2008)
GDP Structure: Agriculture 2,2%, Industry 34,2%, Services 63,6% (2008)
Labour Force By Occupation: Agriculture 2,5%, Industry 36%, Services 61,5% (2007)
Industries: Ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting, electronics, military electronics, trucks, automobiles, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools
Agriculture Products: Potatoes, hops, wheat, sugar beets, corn, grapes; cattle, sheep, poultry
Tourism Revenue: 1,726 billion (2004)
Unemployment Rate: 6,7% (2008)
Military
Army Size: 6 550 (2004)
Budget: 1,7% of GDP (2005)
Current Situation
Slovenia is located in Central Europe. Slovenia is bordered by Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Italy. Slovenia's economy has been growing at a steady pace since joining the European Union and adopting the Euro. However, many industries are still state run and this is slowing growth in certain sectors. Foreign investment is also low compared to other members of the European Union.
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