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About Slovenia


State: Democratic parliamentary republic since 25 June 1991, Member of the European Union since 1 May 2004

Capital: Ljubljana, 261.700 inhabitants

President: Borut Pahor, December 23, 2012

Legislation: Under the Constitution, Slovenia is a democratic republic and a social state governed by law. The state’s authority is based on the principle of the separation of legislative, executive and judicial powers, with a parliamentary system of government. The highest legislative authority is the National Assembly (90 members of Parliament), which has the right to enact laws. Elections to the National Assembly are held every four years.

Suffrage: According to the Constitution, the right to vote is universal and equal. Every citizen who has attained the age of eighteen years has the right to vote and stand for office.

State holidays: June 25 - Statehood Day, December 26 - Independence and Unity Day

Official Language: Slovenian, in some nationally mixed border areas also Italian and Hungarian

Currency: EUR

Phone dial code: +386

Size: 20.273 km²

Length of borders: in total 1,370 km: with Austria 318 km, with Italy 280 km, with Hungary 102 km, and with Croatia 670 km

Length of coastline: 46.6 km

Neighboring states: Austria, Italy, Hungary, Croatia

Largest towns: Ljubljana (261.700), Maribor (108.600), Kranj (39.400), Celje (38.400)

Inhabitants: 2.032.362 (31 December 2008)

Population density: 99.1 inhabitants per square kilometre

Nationalities (2002 census): Slovenian 83%; Italian 0.1%; Hungarian 0.3%; Croat 1.8%; Serbian 2.0%; Muslim (including Bosnians) 1.6%; others 2.2%; unknown: 8.9%

Births: On average 1.53 children per woman (2008)

Life expectancy: 75.4 for men and 82.3 for women (2008)

Urbanization: Approximately one third of the population live in towns with more than 10.000 inhabitants, the rest live in nearly six thousand smaller towns and villages.

Religions: According to the 2002 census the most of population (58%) are Catholics. Together there are 43 religious communities registered in Slovenia. Among the oldest is the Evangelical Church, most widely spread in the northeastern part of Slovenia.

Source: http://www.vlada.si/en/about_slovenia

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy on the west, the Adriatic Sea on the southwest, Croatia on the south and east, Hungary on the northeast, and Austria on the north. The capital and largest city of Slovenia is Ljubljana. Slovenia covers an area of 20,273 km2 and has population about 2 million. Around 40% of Slovenia’s land mass is elevated land – mostly in the form of mountains and plateaus – which is located in the interior regions of the country. The highest point of Slovenia is the 2,864 metres (9,396 ft) high Mount Triglav, and the lowest point is the Adriatic Sea at 0 metres. The majority of the population speaks Slovenian which is also the country’s official language. Other official languages used locally are Hungarian and Italian.

Slovenia is a member of European Union (EU), the Eurozone, the Schengen area, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Council of Europe, NATO, UNESCO, WTO, and UN. Slovenia is highly developed country.

Slovenia has a high-income developed economy which enjoys the highest GDP per capita of the new member states in the EU, at €18,367 in 2008, or 93% of the EU average. Slovenia today is a developed country that enjoys prosperity and stability, as well as a GDP per capita substantially higher than that of the other transitioning economies of Central Europe. It benefits from a well-educated and productive work force, and its political and economic institutions are vigorous and effective.

Although Slovenia has taken cautious, deliberate approach to economic management and reform, with heavy emphasis on achieving consensus before proceeding, its overall record is one of success. Slovenia’s trade is oriented towards other EU countries, mainly Germany, Austria, Italy, and France. This is the result of a wholesale reorientation of trade toward the West and the growing market of Central and Eastern Europe in the face of the collapse of its Yugoslav markets. Slovenia’s economy is highly dependent on foreign trade. About two-thirds of Slovenia’s trade is with EU members. This high level of openness makes it extremely sensitive to economic conditions in its main trading partners and changes in its international price competitiveness. However, despite the economic slowdown in Europe in 2001-03, Slovenia maintained 3% GDP growth. Keeping labour costs in line with productivity is thus a key challenge for Slovenia’s economic well-being, and Slovenian firms have responded by specialising in mid- to high-tech manufacturing. Industry and construction comprise over one-third of GDP. As in most industrial economies, services make up in increasing share of output (57.1%), notably in financial services.

Despite economic success, Slovenia faces some challenges. A big portion of the economy remains in state hands and foreign direct investment (FDI) in Slovenia being one of the lowest in the EU per capita. Taxes are relatively high, the labour market is seen as inflexible, and industries are losing sales to China, India, and elsewhere.

During the 2000s, privatisations were seen in the banking, telecommunications, and public utility sectors. Restrictions on foreign investment are being dismantled, and FDI is expected to increase. Slovenia is the economic front-runner of the countries that joined the EU in 2004, and it was the first new member which adopted the Euro on January 1, 2007 and held the presidency of the EU in the first half of 2008.

Sources: www.slovenija.si, www.wikipedia.com, www.bsi.si, www.stat.si, www.umar.gov.si, Eurostat.


The Government:

Office of the Prime Minister
Gregorčičeva 20, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 478 10 00
Faks: +386 1 478 16 07
E-mail: gp.kpv@gov.si
Internet: www.kpv.gov.si

Government Communication Office
Gregorčičeva 25, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 478 26 00
Faks: +386 1 251 23 12
E-mail: gp.ukom@gov.si
Internet: www.ukom.gov.si

Government Office for Development and European Affairs
Gregorčičeva 25, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 478 11 90
Faks: +386 1 478 25 00
E-mail: gp.svrez@gov.si
Internet: www.svrez.gov.si



National Assembly:
Šubičeva 4, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 478 94 00
Faks: +386 1 478 98 45
E-mail: gp@dz-rs.si
Internet: www.dz-rs.si/

Mr. Borut Pahor
The President of the Republic of Slovenia
Office of the President of the Republic
Erjavčeva 17, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 478 12 22
Faks: +386 1 478 13 57
E-mail: gp.uprs@up-rs.si
Internet: www.up-rs.si

Ministry of Finance
Župančičeva 3, 1502 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 369 66 10
Faks: +386 1 369 66 19
E-mail: gp.mf@gov.si
Internet: www.mf.gov.si

Ministry of Interior
Štefanova ulica 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 428 40 00
Faks: +386 1 251 43 30
E-mail: gp.mnz@gov.si
Internet: www.mnz.gov.si

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Prešernova 25, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 478 20 00
Faks: +386 1 478 23 40
E-mail: info.mzz@gov.si
Internet: www.mzz.gov.si

Ministry of Justice
Župančičeva 3, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 369 52 00
Faks: +386 1 369 57 83
E-mail: gp.mp@gov.si
Internet: www.mp.gov.si

Ministry of Defence
Vojkova c. 55, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 471 22 11
Faks: +386 1 471 29 78
E-mail: glavna.pisarna@mors.si
Internet: www.mors.si

Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs
Kotnikova 5, 1000 Ljubljana,
Telefon: +386 1 369 77 00
Faks: +386 1 369 78 32
E-mail: gp.mddsz@gov.si
Internet: www.mddsz.gov.si

Ministry of the Economy
Kotnikova 5, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 400 33 11
Faks: +386 1 433 10 31
E-mail: gp.mg@gov.si
Internet: www.mg.gov.si

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
Dunajska 22, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 478 90 00
Faks: +386 1 478 90 21
E-mail: gp.mkgp@gov.si
Internet: www.mkgp.gov.si

Ministry of Culture
Maistrova ulica 10, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 369 59 00
Faks: +386 1 369 59 01
E-mail: gp.mk@gov.si
Internet: www.kultura.gov.si

Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning
Dunajska cesta 48, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 478 74 00
Faks: +386 1 478 74 22
E-mail: gp.mop@gov.si
Internet: www.mop.gov.si

Ministry of Transport
Langusova ulica 4, 1535 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 478 80 00
Faks: +386 1 478 81 70
E-mail: gp.mzp@gov.si
Internet: www.mzp.gov.si

Ministry of Health
Štefanova ulica 5, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 478 60 01
Faks: +386 1 478 60 58
E-mail: gp.mz@gov.si
Internet: www.mz.gov.si

Ministry of Public Administration
Tržaška cesta 21, 1000 Ljubljana,
Telefon: +386 1 478 83 30
Faks: +386 1 478 83 31
E-mail: gp.mju@gov.si
Internet: www.mju.gov.si

Ministry of Education and Sport
Masarykova 16, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 400 52 00
Faks: +386 1 400 53 29
E-mail: gp.mss@gov.si
Internet: www.mss.gov.si

Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Kotnikova 38, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 478 46 00
Faks: +386 1 478 47 19
E-mail: gp.mvzt@gov.si
Internet: www.mvzt.gov.si

Government Office for Local Self-Government and Regional Policy
Kotnikova 28, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 308 31 78
Faks: +386 1 478 36 19
E-mail: gp.svlr@gov.si
Internet: www.svlr.gov.si

Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for Slovenes Abroad
Komenskega 11, 1000 Ljubljana
Telefon: +386 1 230 80 00
Faks: +386 1 230 80 17
E-mail: urad.slovenci@gov.si
Internet: www.uszs.gov.si/


Source: http://www.vlada.si/si/o_vladi/kdo_je_kdo/