Statistical information Slovenia 1992
Slovenia in the World
Slovenia - Introduction 1992
top of pageBackground: In 1918 the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new nation renamed 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 of the majority Serbs the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991. Historical ties to Western Europe make Slovenia a candidate for future membership in the EU.
Slovenia - Geography 1992
top of pageLocation
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Map reference
Area
Total: 20,296 km²
Land: 20,296 km²
Comparative: slightly larger than New Jersey
Land boundaries: 998 km total; Austria 262 km, Croatia 455 km, Italy 199 km, Hungary 83 km
Coastline: 32 km
Maritime claims
Contiguous zone: NA nm
Continental shelf: 200 m or to depth of exploitation
Exclusive economic zone: NA nm
Exclusive fishing zone: NA nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Disputes: dispute with Croatia over fishing rights in the Adriatic; small vocal minority in northern Italy seeks the return of parts of southwestern Slovenia
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
Elevation
Natural resources: lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver
Land use
Land use: arable land: 10%; permanent crops: 2%; meadows and pastures 20%; forest and woodland 45%; other 23%; includes irrigated 1%
Irrigated land
Major rivers
Major watersheds area km²
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Natural hazards
Geography
Slovenia - People 1992
top of pagePopulation: 1,963,000 (July 1992), growth rate 0.2% (1992)
Nationality: noun - Slovene(s; adjective - Slovenia
Ethnic groups: Slovene 91%, Croat 3%, Serb 2%, Muslim 1%, other 3%
Languages: Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croatian 7%, other 2%
Religions: Roman Catholic 94%, Orthodox Catholic 2%, Muslim 1%, other 3%
Demographic profile
Age structure
Age structure
Dependency ratios
Median age
Population growth rate
Birth rate: NA births/1000 population (1992)
Death rate: NA deaths/1000 population (1992)
Net migration rate: NA migrants/1000 population (1992)
Population distribution
Urbanization
Major urban areas
Environment
Current issues: Sava River polluted with domestic and industrial waste; heavy metals and toxic chemicals along coastal waters; near Koper, forest damage from air pollutants originating at metallurgical and chemical plants; subject to flooding and earthquakes
Air pollutants
Sex ratio
Mothers mean age at first birth
Maternal mortality ratio
Infant mortality rate: NA deaths/1000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth: 70 years male, 78 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman (1992)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Drinking water source
Current health expenditure
Physicians density
Hospital bed density
Sanitation facility access
Hiv/Aids
Major infectious diseases
Obesity adult prevalence rate
Alcohol consumption
Tobacco use
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
Education expenditures
Literacy: 99.2% (male 99.3%, female 99.1%) age 10 and over can read and write
School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Youth unemployment
Slovenia - Government 1992
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: Republic of Slovenia
Government type: emerging democracy
Capital: Ljubljana
Administrative divisions: 62 provinces (pokajine, singular - pokajina)
Dependent areas
Independence: 25 June 1991; 15 January 1992 from Yugoslavia
National holiday: NA
Constitution: adopted 23 December 1991, effective 23 December 1991
Legal system: based on civil law system
International law organization participation
Citizenship
Suffrage: at age 16 if employed, universal at age 18
President: last held NA (next to be held NA)
State Assembly: last held NA (next to be held NA);
State Council: last held NA (next to be held NA)
Communists: NA
Executive branch: president, 4 vice presidents
Legislative branch:
bicameral; consists of the State Assembly and the
State Council; note - will take effect after next election
State Council; note - will take effect after next election
Judicial branch: NA
Political parties and leaders
International organization participation: CSCE, IMF, UN
Diplomatic representation: Representative Ernest PETRIC; Chancery at 1300 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20,036; telephone (202) 828-1650
US: Ambassador Ignac GOLOB, Embassy at NA (mailing address is APO AE 9,862); telephone NA
Diplomatic representation
Flag description
: a three color flag, white (hoist side), blue, and red of equal width 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; 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 bandNational symbols
National anthem
National heritage
Slovenia - Economy 1992
top of pageEconomy overview:
Slovenia was by far the most prosperous of the old Yugoslav republics, with a per capita income more than twice the Yugoslav average, indeed not far below the levels in neighboring Austria and Italy. Because of its strong ties to Western Europe and the small scale of damage during internecine fighting in Yugoslavia, Slovenia has the brightest prospects among the former Yugoslav republics for economic reform and recovery over the next few years. The political and economic disintegration of Yugoslavia, however, has led to severe short-term dislocations in production, employment, and trade ties. For example, overall industrial production fell 10% in 1991; particularly hard hit were the iron and steel, machine-building, chemical, and textile industries. Meanwhile, fighting has continued in other republics leading to further destruction of long-established trade channels and to an influx of tens of thousands of
Croatian refugees. As in other former Communist areas in Eastern Europe, economic reform has often sputtered not only because of the vested interests of old bosses in retaining old rules of the game but also because of the tangible losses experienced by rank-and-file people in the transition to a more market-oriented system. The key program for breaking up and privatizing major industrial firms has not yet begun. Bright spots for encouraging
Western investors are Slovenia's comparatively well-educated work force, its developed infrastructure, and its Western business attitudes. Slovenia in absolute terms is a small economy, and a little Western investment would go a long way.
Croatian refugees. As in other former Communist areas in Eastern Europe, economic reform has often sputtered not only because of the vested interests of old bosses in retaining old rules of the game but also because of the tangible losses experienced by rank-and-file people in the transition to a more market-oriented system. The key program for breaking up and privatizing major industrial firms has not yet begun. Bright spots for encouraging
Western investors are Slovenia's comparatively well-educated work force, its developed infrastructure, and its Western business attitudes. Slovenia in absolute terms is a small economy, and a little Western investment would go a long way.
GDP: $21 billion, per capita $10,700; real growth rate -10% (1991 est.)
Real gdp purchasing power parity
Real gdp growth rate
Real gdp per capita
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Gdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end use
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture products: dominated by stock breeding (sheep and cattle) and dairy farming; main crops are potatoes, hops, hemp, and flax; although self-sufficient and having an export surplus in these commodities, Slovenia must import many other agricultural products and has a negative overall trade balance in this sector
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
Industrial production growth rate: industrial production has been declining at a rate of about 1% per month (1991-92), mostly because of lost markets in the other former Yugoslav republics
Labor force: 786,036; 2% agriculture, manufacturing and mining 46%
Organized labor: NA
Labor force
Unemployment rate: 10% (April 1992)
Youth unemployment
Population below poverty line
Gini index
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Distribution of family income gini index
Budget: revenues $NA; expenditures $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Taxes and other revenues
Public debt
Revenue
Fiscal year: calendar year
Inflation rate consumer prices
Central bank discount rate
Commercial bank prime lending rate
Stock of narrow money
Stock of broad money
Stock of domestic credit
Market value of publicly traded shares
Current account balance
Exports: $4,120 million (f.o.b., 1990)
Commodoties: machinery and transport equipment 38%, other manufactured goods 44%, chemicals 9%, food and live animals 4.6%, raw materials 3%, beverages and tobacco less than 1%
Partners:
principally the other former Yugoslav republics, Austria, and
Italy
Italy
Imports: $4,679 million (c.i.f., 1990)
Commodoties: machinery and transport equipment 35%, other manufactured goods 26.7%, chemicals 14.5%, raw materials 9.4%, fuels and lubricants 7%, food and live animals 6%
Partners: principally the other former Yugoslav republics, Germany, former USSR, US, Hungary, Italy, and Austria
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Debt external
Stock of direct foreign investment at home
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad
Exchange rates: Tolars (SLT) per US$1 - 28 (January 1992)
Slovenia - Energy 1992
top of pageElectricity
Production: 2,900,000 kW capacity; 12,250 million kWh produced, 6,447 kWh per capita (1991)
Coal
Petroleum
Crude oil
Refined petroleum
Natural gas
Carbon dioxide emissions
Energy consumption per capita
Slovenia - Communication 1992
top of pageTelephones
Telephone system
Broadcast media
Internet
Broadband fixed subscriptions
Slovenia - Military 1992
top of pageMilitary expenditures
Percent of gdp:
exchange rate conversion - 13.5 billion Slovene
Tolars, 4.5% of GDP (1992); note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results
Tolars, 4.5% of GDP (1992); note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results
Military and security forces
Military service age and obligation
Space program
Terrorist groups
Slovenia - Transportation 1992
top of pageNational air transport system
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
Airports: 3 main airports
Heliports
Pipelines: crude oil 290 km, natural gas 305 km
Railways
Roadways
Waterways: NA
Merchant marine: 0 ships (1,000 GRT or over) are under Slovenian flag; note - Slovenian owners control 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 334,995 GRT/558,621 DWT; includes 14 bulk carriers and 7 general cargo ships all under Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flag
Civil air: NA major transport aircraft
Ports and terminals
Slovenia - Transnational issues 1992
top of pageDisputes international
Refugees and internally displaced persons
Illicit drugs: NA
