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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Slovenia 
  n  :  a  Balkan  republic;  formerly  part  of  Yugoslavia  [syn:  {Slovenia}] 
 
  From  The  CIA  World  Factbook  (1995)  [world95]: 
 
  Slovenia 
 
  Slovenia:Geography 
 
  Location:  Southeastern  Europe,  bordering  the  Adriatic  Sea,  between 
  Croatia  and  Italy 
 
  Map  references:  Ethnic  Groups  in  Eastern  Europe,  Europe 
 
  Area: 
  total  area:  20,296  sq  km 
  land  area:  20,296  sq  km 
  comparative  area:  slightly  larger  than  New  Jersey 
 
  Land  boundaries:  total  1,045  km  Austria  262  km  Croatia  501  km  Italy 
  199  km  Hungary  83  km 
 
  Coastline:  32  km 
 
  Maritime  claims:  NA 
 
  International  disputes:  dispute  with  Croatia  over  fishing  rights  in 
  the  Adriatic  and  over  some  border  areas;  the  border  issue  is  currently 
  under  negotiation 
 
  Climate:  Mediterranean  climate  on  the  coast,  continental  climate  with 
  mild  to  hot  summers  and  cold  winters  in  the  plateaus  and  valleys  to 
  the  east 
 
  Terrain:  a  short  coastal  strip  on  the  Adriatic,  an  alpine  mountain 
  region  adjacent  to  Italy,  mixed  mountain  and  valleys  with  numerous 
  rivers  to  the  east 
 
  Natural  resources:  lignite  coal,  lead,  zinc,  mercury,  uranium,  silver 
 
  Land  use: 
  arable  land:  10% 
  permanent  crops:  2% 
  meadows  and  pastures:  20% 
  forest  and  woodland:  45% 
  other:  23% 
 
  Irrigated  land:  NA  sq  km 
 
  Environment: 
  current  issues:  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 
  natural  hazards:  flooding  and  earthquakes 
  international  agreements:  party  to  -  Air  Pollution,  Hazardous  Wastes, 
  Marine  Dumping,  Nuclear  Test  Ban,  Ozone  Layer  Protection,  Ship 
  Pollution,  Wetlands;  signed,  but  not  ratified  -  Air  Pollution-Sulphur 
  94,  Biodiversity,  Climate  Change 
 
  Slovenia:People 
 
  Population:  2,051,522  (July  1995  est.) 
 
  Age  structure: 
  0-14  years:  19%  (female  191,318;  male  200,957) 
  15-64  years:  69%  (female  701,082;  male  708,482) 
  65  years  and  over:  12%  (female  160,662;  male  89,021)  (July  1995  est.) 
 
  Population  growth  rate:  0.24%  (1995  est.) 
 
  Birth  rate:  11.85  births/1,000  population  (1995  est.) 
 
  Death  rate:  9.27  deaths/1,000  population  (1995  est.) 
 
  Net  migration  rate:  -0.19  migrant(s)/1,000  population  (1995  est.) 
 
  Infant  mortality  rate:  7.9  deaths/1,000  live  births  (1995  est.) 
 
  Life  expectancy  at  birth: 
  total  population:  74.73  years 
  male:  70.91  years 
  female:  78.76  years  (1995  est.) 
 
  Total  fertility  rate:  1.64  children  born/woman  (1995  est.) 
 
  Nationality: 
  noun:  Slovene(s) 
  adjective:  Slovenian 
 
  Ethnic  divisions:  Slovene  91%,  Croat  3%,  Serb  2%,  Muslim  1%,  other  3% 
 
  Religions:  Roman  Catholic  96%  (including  2%  Uniate),  Muslim  1%,  other 
  3% 
 
  Languages:  Slovenian  91%,  Serbo-Croatian  7%,  other  2% 
 
  Literacy:  NA% 
 
  Labor  force:  786,036 
  by  occupation:  agriculture  2%,  manufacturing  and  mining  46% 
 
  Slovenia:Government 
 
  Names: 
  conventional  long  form:  Republic  of  Slovenia 
  conventional  short  form:  Slovenia 
  local  long  form:  Republika  Slovenije 
  local  short  form:  Slovenija 
 
  Digraph:  SI 
 
  Type:  emerging  democracy 
 
  Capital:  Ljubljana 
 
  Administrative  divisions:  60  provinces  (pokajine,  singular  -  pokajina) 
  Ajdovscina  Brezice  Celje  Cerknica  Crnomelj  Dravograd  Gornja 
  Radgona  Grosuplje  Hrastnik  Lasko,  Idrija  Ilirska  Bistrica  Izola, 
  Jesenice  Kamnik  Kocevje  Koper,  Kranj,  Krsko  Lenart,  Lendava 
  Litija  Ljubljana-Bezigrad,  Ljubljana-Center,  Ljubljana-Moste-Polje, 
  Ljubljana-Siska,  Ljubljana-Vic-Rudnik,  Ljutomer  Logatec  Maribor 
  Metlika  Mozirje  Murska  Sobota  Nova  Gorica,  Novo  Mesto,  Ormoz 
  Pesnica  Piran,  Postojna  Ptuj  Radlje  Ob  Dravi,  Radovljica  Ravne  Na 
  Koroskem  Ribnica  Ruse,  Sentjur  Pri  Celju  Sevnica  Sezana  Skofja 
  Loka,  Slovenj  Gradec,  Slovenska  Bistrica  Slovenske  Konjice  Smarje 
  Pri  Jelsah,  Tolmin,  Trbovlje  Trebnje  Trzic,  Velenje  Vrhnika 
  Zagorje  Ob  Savi,  Zalec 
 
  Independence:  25  June  1991  (from  Yugoslavia) 
 
  National  holiday:  Statehood  Day  25  June  (1991) 
 
  Constitution:  adopted  23  December  1991,  effective  23  December  1991 
 
  Legal  system:  based  on  civil  law  system 
 
  Suffrage:  18  years  of  age;  universal  (16  years  of  age,  if  employed) 
 
  Executive  branch: 
  chief  of  state:  President  Milan  KUCAN  (since  22  April  1990);  election 
  last  held  6  December  1992  (next  to  be  held  NA  1996);  results  -  Milan 
  KUCAN  reelected  by  direct  popular  vote 
  head  of  government:  Prime  Minister  Janez  DRNOVSEK  (since  14  May  1992) 
  cabinet:  Council  of  Ministers 
 
  Legislative  branch:  bicameral  National  Assembly 
  State  Assembly:  elections  last  held  6  December  1992  (next  to  be  held 
  NA  1996);  results  -  percent  of  vote  by  party  NA  seats  -  (90  total) 
  LDS  22,  SKD  15,  United  List  (former  Communists  and  allies)  14,  Slovene 
  National  Party  12,  SLS  10,  Democratic  Party  6,  ZS  5,  SDSS  4,  Hungarian 
  minority  1,  Italian  minority  1 
  State  Council:  will  become  operational  after  next  election  in  1996;  in 
  the  election  of  6  December  1992,  40  members  were  elected  to  represent 
  local  and  socioeconomic  interests 
 
  Judicial  branch:  Supreme  Court,  Constitutional  Court 
 
  Political  parties  and  leaders:  Liberal  Democratic  (LDS),  Janez 
  DRNOVSEK  chairman;  Slovene  Christian  Democrats  (SKD),  Lozje  PETERLE, 
  chairman;  Social  Democratic  Party  of  Slovenia  (SDSS),  Janez  JANSA, 
  chairman;  Slovene  People's  National  Party,  Marjan  PODOBNIK  chairman; 
  United  List  (former  Communists  and  allies),  Janez  KOCJANCIC  chairman; 
  Slovene  People's  Party  (SLS),  Ivan  OMAN,  chairman;  Democratic  Party, 
  Igor  BAVCAR  chairman;  Greens  of  Slovenia  (ZS),  Dusan  PLUT,  chairman 
  note:  parties  have  changed  as  of  the  December  1992  elections 
 
  Other  political  or  pressure  groups:  none 
 
  Member  of:  CCC,  CE  CEI,  EBRD,  ECE,  FAO,  IADB,  IAEA,  IBRD,  ICAO,  ICRM, 
  IDA,  IFC,  ILO,  IMF,  IMO,  INTELSAT  (nonsignatory  user),  INTERPOL,  IOC, 
  IOM  (observer),  ISO,  ITU,  NAM  (guest),  OSCE,  PFP,  UN  UNCTAD  UNESCO, 
  UNIDO  UPU,  WHO  WIPO,  WMO,  WTO 
 
  Diplomatic  representation  in  US: 
  chief  of  mission:  Ambassador  Ernest  PETRIC 
  chancery:  1525  New  Hampshire  Avenue  NW  Washington,  DC  20036 
  telephone:  [1]  (202)  667-5363 
  FAX:  [1]  (202)  667-4563 
  consulate(s)  general:  New  York 
 
  US  diplomatic  representation: 
  chief  of  mission:  Ambassador  E.  Allan  WENDT 
  embassy:  P.O.  Box  254,  Prazakova  4,  61000  Ljubljana 
  mailing  address:  American  Embassy,  Ljubljana,  Department  of  State, 
  Washington,  DC  20521-7140 
  telephone:  [386]  (61)  301-427,  472,  485 
  FAX:  [386]  (61)  301-401 
 
  Flag:  three  equal  horizontal  bands  of  white  (top),  blue,  and  red  with 
  the  Slovenian  seal  (a  shield  with  the  image  of  Triglav  in  white 
  against  a  blue  background  at  the  center,  beneath  it  are  two  wavy  blue 
  lines  depicting  seas  and  rivers,  and  around  it  there  are  three 
  six-sided  stars  arranged  in  an  inverted  triangle);  the  seal  is  located 
  in  the  upper  hoist  side  of  the  flag  centered  in  the  white  and  blue 
  bands 
 
  Economy 
 
  Overview:  Slovenia  appears  to  be  making  a  solid  economic  recovery, 
  fulfilling  the  promise  it  showed  at  the  time  of  Yugoslavia's  breakup. 
  It  was  by  far  the  most  prosperous  of  the  former  Yugoslav  republics, 
  with  a  per  capita  income  more  than  twice  the  national  average.  It  also 
  benefited  from  strong  ties  to  Western  Europe  and  suffered 
  comparatively  small  physical  damage  in  the  dismemberment  process.  The 
  beginning  was  difficult,  however.  Real  GDP  fell  15%  during  1991-92, 
  while  inflation  jumped  to  247%  in  1991  and  unemployment  topped  8%  - 
  nearly  three  times  the  1989  level.  The  turning  point  came  in  1993  when 
  real  GDP  grew  1%,  unemployment  leveled  off  at  about  9%,  and  inflation 
  slowed  dramatically  to  23%.  In  1994,  the  rate  of  growth  of  GDP  rose  to 
  4%,  unemployment  remained  stable,  and  inflation  dropped  to  20%.  This 
  was  accomplished,  moreover,  without  balance-of-payments  problems.  The 
  government  gets  generally  good  economic  marks  from  foreign  observers, 
  particularly  with  regard  to  fiscal  policy  -  the  budget  deficit  in  1994 
  was  only  about  1%  of  GDP,  following  several  years  of  small  surpluses. 
  Prospects  for  1995  appear  good,  with  economic  growth  expected  to 
  remain  strong  while  unemployment  and  inflation  may  decline  slightly. 
  Privatization  sluggish  to  date,  is  expected  to  pick  up  in  1995. 
 
  National  product:  GDP  -  purchasing  power  parity  -  $16  billion  (1994 
  est.) 
 
  National  product  real  growth  rate:  4%  (1994  est.) 
 
  National  product  per  capita:  $8,110  (1994  est.) 
 
  Inflation  rate  (consumer  prices):  20%  (1994) 
 
  Unemployment  rate:  9%  (1994  est.) 
 
  Budget: 
  revenues:  $9.9  billion 
  expenditures:  $9.8  billion,  including  capital  expenditures  of  $NA 
  (1993) 
 
  Exports:  $6.5  billion  (f.o.b.,  1994  est.) 
  commodities:  machinery  and  transport  equipment  27%,  intermediate 
  manufactured  goods  26%,  chemicals  9%,  food  4.8%,  raw  materials  3%, 
  consumer  goods  26%  (1993) 
  partners:  Germany  29.5%,  former  Yugoslavia  15.8%,  Italy  12.4%,  France 
  8.7%,  Austria  5.0%  (1993) 
 
  Imports:  $6.5  billion  (f.o.b.,  1994  est.) 
  commodities:  machinery  and  transport  equipment  30%,  intermediate 
  manufactured  goods  17.6%,  chemicals  11.5%,  raw  materials  5.3%,  fuels 
  and  lubricants  10.8%,  food  8.4%  (1993) 
  partners:  Germany  25.0%,  Italy  16.1%,  former  Yugoslavia  10.7%,  France 
  8.0%,  Austria  8.5%  (1993) 
 
  External  debt:  $2.1  billion  (1994) 
 
  Industrial  production:  growth  rate  6%  (1994  est.);  accounts  for  37%  of 
  GDP  (1993) 
 
  Electricity: 
  capacity:  2,700,000  kW 
  production:  8.9  billion  kWh 
  consumption  per  capita:  4,470  kWh  (1993) 
 
  Industries:  ferrous  metallurgy  and  rolling  mill  products,  aluminum 
  reduction  and  rolled  products,  lead  and  zinc  smelting,  electronics 
  (including  military  electronics),  trucks,  electric  power  equipment, 
  wood  products,  textiles,  chemicals,  machine  tools 
 
  Agriculture:  accounts  for  4.8%  of  GDP  (1993);  dominated  by  stock 
  breeding  (sheep  and  cattle)  and  dairy  farming;  main  crops  -  potatoes, 
  hops,  hemp,  flax;  an  export  surplus  in  these  commodities;  Slovenia 
  must  import  many  other  agricultural  products  and  has  a  negative 
  overall  trade  balance  in  this  sector 
 
  Illicit  drugs:  NA 
 
  Economic  aid:  $NA 
 
  Currency:  1  tolar  (SlT)  =  100  stotins 
 
  Exchange  rates:  tolars  SIT  per  US$1  -  127  (January  1995),  112  (June 
  1993),  28  (January  1992) 
 
  Fiscal  year:  calendar  year 
 
  Slovenia:Transportation 
 
  Railroads: 
  total:  1,201  km 
  standard  gauge:  1,201  km  1.435-m  gauge  (electrified  499  km)  (1994) 
 
  Highways: 
  total:  14,726  km 
  paved:  11,046  km  (187  km  expressways) 
  unpaved:  gravel  3,680  km  (1992) 
 
  Inland  waterways:  NA 
 
  Pipelines:  crude  oil  290  km  natural  gas  305  km 
 
  Ports:  Izola,  Koper,  Piran 
 
  Merchant  marine: 
  total:  17  ships  (1,000  GRT  or  over)  totaling  265,937  GRT/449,205  DWT 
  (controlled  by  Slovenian  owners) 
  ships  by  type:  bulk  11,  cargo  6 
  note:  ships  under  the  flag  of  Saint  Vincent  and  the  Grenadines, 
  Singapore,  Liberia;  no  ships  remain  under  the  Slovenian  flag 
 
  Airports: 
  total:  14 
  with  paved  runways  over  3,047  m:  1 
  with  paved  runways  2,438  to  3,047  m:  1 
  with  paved  runways  1,524  to  2,437  m:  1 
  with  paved  runways  914  to  1,523  m:  2 
  with  paved  runways  under  914  m:  5 
  with  unpaved  runways  1,524  to  2,438  m:  2 
  with  unpaved  runways  914  to  1,523  m:  2 
 
  Slovenia:Communications 
 
  Telephone  system:  130,000  telephones 
  local:  NA 
  intercity:  NA 
  international:  NA 
 
  Radio: 
  broadcast  stations:  AM  6,  FM  5,  shortwave  0 
  radios:  370,000 
 
  Television: 
  broadcast  stations:  7 
  televisions:  330,000 
 
  Slovenia:Defense  Forces 
 
  Branches:  Slovene  Defense  Forces 
 
  Manpower  availability:  males  age  15-49  542,815;  males  fit  for  military 
  service  434,302;  males  reach  military  age  (19)  annually  15,350  (1995 
  est.) 
 
  Defense  expenditures:  13.5  billion  tolars,  4.5%  of  GDP  (1993  est.); 
  note  -  conversion  of  the  military  budget  into  US  dollars  using  the 
  current  exchange  rate  could  produce  misleading  results 
 
 
 




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