Area: 20,273 km2
Population: 2,008,516 (30.6.2006)
Capital city: Ljubljana
Language: Slovene; also Italian and Hungarian in nationally
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Currency: euro (since 1 January 2007) |
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Important dates:
-Independence - 25 June 1991
-Member of EU - 1 May 2004
-Introduction of the euro - 1 January 2007 |
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The Republic of Slovenia lies at the heart of Europe, where
the Alps face the Pannonian plains and the Mediterranean
meets the mysterious Karst. To the north is Austria; Hungary
is to the east; Croatia to the south and Italy to the west.
For a start you can take a look at a short movie on Slovenia
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| The Country
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Area: 20,273 km2
Length of borders: 1,370 km in total; with Austria,
318 km; with Italy, 280 km; with Hungary, 102 km; with Croatia,
670 km
Length of coastline: 46.6 km
Population: 2,008,516 (30.6.2006)
Population density: 98.7 inh. per km2
Nationalities: (2002 census): Slovenian 1,631,363;
Italian 2,258; Hungarian 6,243; other nationalities: 149,259;
nationality undeclared: 174,913;
Language: Slovene; also Italian and Hungarian in nationally
mixed areas;
Currency: euro (since 1 January 2007)
Capital: Ljubljana
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Geographical division of Slovenia:
Alps: 42.1% of territory
Dinaric Alps: 28.1% of territory
Pannonian Plain: 21.2% of territory
Mediterranean: 8.6% of territory
Highest peak:
Mt. Triglav: 2,864 metres
Largest protected natural area:
Triglav National Park, 83,807 ha
Largest karst cave:
Postojna Cave: 19.5 km
Largest lake:
Cerknica Lake (intermittent): 26 km2
Longest river: Sava - 221 km |
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250,000 BC - The first evidence
of human habitation on the territory of the present-day Slovenia
120,000 to 33,000 BC - Remains from the early Stone
Age - the Palaeolithic
3,900 BC - Pile dwellings on the Ljubljana Marshes
4th and 3rd century BC - The arrival of Celts; the
Noricum kingdom
circa 10 BC: The Roman Empire
5th and 6th century AD - Invasions by the Huns and
Germanic tribes
6th century AD - The Slavic ancestors of present-day
Slovenia first settle in the area.
7th century - The Slavic Duchy of Carantania, the first
Slovenian state
745 - Carantania becomes part of the Frankish empire;
the Slavs convert to Christianity and gradually lose their
independence
around 1000 - The Freising manuscripts, the first known
writings in the Slovene and Slavic dialect in Latin script
14th century to 1918 - All the Slovenian regions pass
into the possession of the Habsburgs, later the Austro-Hungarian
monarchy; in 1456, the Celje counts become extinct - this
was the last Slovenian feudal dynasty
1550 and 1584 - The Reformation brings literacy, the
first printed book in 1550 and in 1584 the first Slovene translation
of the Bible
1918 - Formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes
1945 - Federal Peoples' Republic of Yugoslavia (officially
declared on 29 November 1945)
April 1990 - First democratic elections
23 December 1990 - 88.5% of voters in a referendum
vote in favour of an independent Slovenia
25 June 1991 - Slovenia officially declares its independence
15 January 1992 - The EU officially recognises Slovenia's
independence
22 May 1992 - Slovenia becomes a member of the UNO
1 February 1999 - Association Agreement with the EU
comes into effect
29 March 2004 - Slovenia becomes a member of NATO
May 2004 - Slovenia becomes a member of the EU
1 January 2007 - Slovenia introduced
euro
1 January - 30 June 2008 Slovenian Presidency of the
EU 2008
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President of the Republic: Dr Danilo
Türk
Prime Minister: Janez Janša
Government: Prime Minister, 15 Ministers, 2 Ministers
without Portfolio
National Assembly: 90 deputies (88 elected representatives
of the parliamentary parties and one representative each from
the Italian and Hungarian national communities).
National Council: 40 elected representatives of employers,
employees, farmers, tradesmen and the self-employed, as well
as from the non-economic sector and local interest groups.
Conventional long/short form: Republic of Slovenia,
Slovenia
Local long/short form: Republika Slovenija, Slovenija
-Slovenia proclaimed its constitution in December
1991, and its constitutional system is a parliamentary democracy.
-Slovenia became an EU member on 1 May 2004.
-Slovenia adopted the euro on 1 January 2007.
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Slovenia’s membership of international
organisations and regional initiatives:
United Nations (UN), 1992
OSCE, 1992
World Health Organisation (WHO), 1992
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 1992
International Monetary Fund, 1993
World Trade Organisation (WTO), 1995
NATO, 2004
EU, 2004 |
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| Economy, Economic
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Currency: euro (since 1 January
2007)
GDP per capita in 2006: EUR 14,808
Growth in GDP in 2006: 5.2%
Inflation in 2005 (annual average): 2.5%
Exports of goods and services in 2006: EUR 16.7 billion
Imports of goods and services in 2006: EUR 18.3 billion
Balance of trade in 2004: EUR -168 million
Unemployment in 2006: 6.0% (surveyed unemployment level
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Indicators: per 10,000 population
(2004)
Number of doctors 23
Number of dentists 6
Number of nurses 75
Number of hospital beds 53
Indicators: total (2004)
Number of residents in old people’s homes 13,800
Number of inmates in work units for the disabled 2,467
Average number of claimants of social security benefits 66,000
Source: Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia,
Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs
Number of pensioners 2004 523,854
Old age pension 58.9%
Invalidity pension 18.4%
Widow’s pension 3.2%
Family pension 14.5%
Farmer’s pension 1.0%
State pension 3.1%
Source: Institute of Pension and Disability Insurance of Slovenia
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School year 2008/2007
Number of elementary schools 447
Number of pupils in elementary schools 165,241
Number of pupils per teacher 10.8
Number of secondary schools 141
Number of pupils at secondary schools 96,310
Number of tertiary education establishments 89
Number of all students in tertiary education 90,403
Number of graduates in tertiary education (2004) 14,888
Number of students enrolled for postgraduate study 8,378
Source: Ministry of Education and Sport
Science
2005
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) as a % of GDP
1.49
Number of research organisations 375
R&D personnel in head count 12,600
R&D personnel in FTE (full time equivalent) 8,994
R&D personnel (FTE) per 1000 total employment 11,1
Researchers in head count 7,664
Researchers in FTE 5,253
Researchers (FTE) per 1000 total employment 6.5
Sources: Statistical Office of the RS
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Number of titles published:
more than 4,000 annually
Number of general public libraries, 2004: 61
Collections in public libraries (1000 units), 2003: 8,148
Number of books borrowed: is approaching 20 million per
year
Number of professional theatres, 2006: 12
Number of people who attended performances in professional
theatres, 2004/2005 season: 1.029 million spectators
Number of professional orchestras, 2006: 7
Number of museums, 2006: 121
Galleries and exhibition grounds, 2006: 136
National budget for culture as a % of GDP, 2006: 0.87
Source: Statistical Office of the RS
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Number of media entities (2007):
1,516
Number of print media (2007): 1,127
Number of daily newspapers (2007): 9
Number of television channels (2007): 64
Number of radio stations (2007): 104
Percentage of households connected to the Internet (2006):
52,5
Regular users of the Internet (2007): 950,000 |
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Number of national associations:
69
Number of sports societies and clubs: 3,500
Number of members of sports societies and clubs: 400,000
Number of top level and competition class sportsmen and women:
88,000
Source: Ministry of Education and Sport, the Olympic Committee
of Slovenia
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* The foreign currency inflow from tourism
in 2004 amounted to EUR 1,311,746 (10.6% more than in 2003).
* In 2005, a total of 2,389,220domestic and foreign tourists
visited Slovenia (the share of foreign visitors was 64.9%).
* In 2004 nineteen locations in Slovenia had more than 100,000
overnight stays: Ljubljana, Maribor; nine spas (Čatež, Banovci,
Moravske Toplice, Podčetrtek, Rogaška Slatina, Radenci, Zreče,
Dobrna and Topolšica); four seaside resorts (Portorož with
over 970,000 overnight stays, Izola, Ankaran and Strunjan)
and four mountain resorts (Bled, Kranjska Gora, Bohinj and
Bovec).
Tourism is one of the most promising sectors
of the economy in Slovenia.
Every year 1.2 million foreign tourists visit Slovenia. The
largest number of tourists comes from Italy, Germany, Austria,
Great Britain, Croatia, the Netherlands and other European
countries. In addition, the number of tourists from the United
States is steadily growing.
Visiting Slovenia could provide an interesting
mixture of leisure, recreation and exciting excursions.
Slovenia is especially attractive to those
who enjoy mountains and lakes, or spending time on the ski
slopes. There are more than seven thousand kilometres of marked
mountain trails for hiking and climbing. You can also try
high-adrenaline sports or spend time on the Mediterranean
coast. Last but not least, Slovenia has numerous natural spas,
where you can take care of your health with help of thermal
mineral waters.
But you could also choose to "travel
back through time" in museums, castles, churches and
galleries and then go on to enjoy yourself in the evening
at one of our casinos as well.
We invite you to come and get to know the
country yourself!
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Slovenia
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