2015 Edition

Background

The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named 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 by the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the euro zone in 2007.

Area

land

20,151 sq km

total

20,273 sq km

water

122 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than New Jersey

Climate

Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east

Coastline

46.6 km

Elevation extremes

highest point

Triglav 2,864 m

lowest point

Adriatic Sea 0 m

Environment - current issues

Sava River polluted with domestic and industrial waste; pollution of coastal waters with heavy metals and toxic chemicals; forest damage from urban air pollution and resulting acid rain

Environment - international agreements

party to

Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling

signed, but not ratified

none of the selected agreements

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)

per capita

462.9 cu m/yr (2009)

total

0.94 cu km/yr (18%/82%/0%)

Geographic coordinates

46 07 N, 14 49 E

Geography - note

despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes

Irrigated land

76.04 sq km (2010)

Land boundaries

border countries (4)

Austria 299 km, Croatia 600 km, Hungary 94 km, Italy 218 km

total

1,211 km

Land use

arable land 8.4%; permanent crops 1.3%; permanent pasture 13.1%

agricultural land

22.8%

forest

62.3%

other

14.9% (2011 est.)

Location

south Central Europe, Julian Alps between Austria and Croatia

Map references

Europe

Maritime claims

territorial sea

12 nm

Natural hazards

flooding; earthquakes

Natural resources

lignite, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests

Terrain

a short southwestern coastal strip of Karst topography on the Adriatic; an alpine mountain region lies adjacent to Italy and Austria in the north; mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east

Total renewable water resources

31.87 cu km (2011)

Age structure

0-14 years

13.38% (male 136,839/female 128,560)

15-24 years

9.76% (male 99,207/female 94,471)

25-54 years

43.65% (male 437,238/female 428,439)

55-64 years

14.81% (male 144,737/female 148,929)

65 years and over

18.4% (male 147,745/female 217,247) (2015 est.)

Birth rate

8.42 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Death rate

11.37 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Dependency ratios

elderly dependency ratio

26.7%

potential support ratio

3.7% (2015 est.)

total dependency ratio

48.7%

youth dependency ratio

22%

Drinking water source

urban: 99.7% of population

rural: 99.4% of population

total: 99.5% of population

urban: 0.3% of population

rural: 0.6% of population

total: 0.5% of population (2015 est.)

Education expenditures

5.7% of GDP (2011)

Ethnic groups

Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 census)

Health expenditures

9.2% of GDP (2013)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.08% (2014 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (2014 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

900 (2014 est.)

Hospital bed density

4.6 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Infant mortality rate

female

3.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)

male

4.51 deaths/1,000 live births

total

4 deaths/1,000 live births

Languages

Slovenian (official) 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4%, Italian (official, only in municipalities where Italian national communities reside), Hungarian (official, only in municipalities where Hungarian national communities reside) (2002 census)

Life expectancy at birth

female

81.86 years (2015 est.)

male

74.4 years

total population

78.01 years

Literacy

definition

NA

female

99.7% (2015 est.)

male

99.7%

total population

99.7%

Major urban areas - population

LJUBLJANA (capital) 279,000 (2014)

Median age

female

45.6 years (2015 est.)

male

42.1 years

total

43.8 years

Nationality

adjective

Slovenian

noun

Slovene(s)

Net migration rate

0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

27.4% (2014)

Physicians density

2.54 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Population

1,983,412 (July 2015 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.26% (2015 est.)

Religions

Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census)

Sanitation facility access

urban: 99.1% of population

rural: 99.1% of population

total: 99.1% of population

urban: 0.9% of population

rural: 0.9% of population

total: 0.9% of population (2015 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

female

18 years (2012)

male

16 years

total

17 years

Sex ratio

0-14 years

1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years

1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years

1.02 male(s)/female

55-64 years

0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over

0.68 male(s)/female

at birth

1.07 male(s)/female

total population

0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.34 children born/woman (2015 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

female

21% (2012 est.)

male

20.3%

total

20.6%

Urbanization

rate of urbanization

0.08% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

urban population

49.6% of total population (2015)

Administrative divisions

200 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 11 urban municipalities (mestne obcine, singular - mestna obcina)

municipalities

Ajdovscina, Apace, Beltinci, Benedikt, Bistrica ob Sotli, Bled, Bloke, Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Braslovce, Brda, Brezice, Brezovica, Cankova, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Cerknica, Cerkno, Cerkvenjak, Cirkulane, Crensovci, Crna na Koroskem, Crnomelj, Destrnik, Divaca, Dobje, Dobrepolje, Dobrna, Dobrova-Polhov Gradec, Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Dolenjske Toplice, Dol pri Ljubljani, Domzale, Dornava, Dravograd, Duplek, Gorenja Vas-Poljane, Gorisnica, Gorje, Gornja Radgona, Gornji Grad, Gornji Petrovci, Grad, Grosuplje, Hajdina, Hoce-Slivnica, Hodos, Horjul, Hrastnik, Hrpelje-Kozina, Idrija, Ig, Ilirska Bistrica, Ivancna Gorica, Izola/Isola, Jesenice, Jezersko, Jursinci, Kamnik, Kanal, Kidricevo, Kobarid, Kobilje, Kocevje, Komen, Komenda, Kosanjevica na Krki, Kostel, Kozje, Kranjska Gora, Krizevci, Krsko, Kungota, Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart, Lendava/Lendva, Litija, Ljubno, Ljutomer, Log-Dragomer, Logatec, Loska Dolina, Loski Potok, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Luce, Lukovica, Majsperk, Makole, Markovci, Medvode, Menges, Metlika, Mezica, Miklavz na Dravskem Polju, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mirna, Mirna Pec, Mislinja, Mokronog-Trebelno, Moravce, Moravske Toplice, Mozirje, Muta, Naklo, Nazarje, Odranci, Oplotnica, Ormoz, Osilnica, Pesnica, Piran/Pirano, Pivka, Podcetrtek, Podlehnik, Podvelka, Poljcane, Polzela, Postojna, Prebold, Preddvor, Prevalje, Puconci, Race-Fram, Radece, Radenci, Radlje ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne na Koroskem, Razkrizje, Recica ob Savinji, Rence-Vogrsko, Ribnica, Ribnica na Pohorju, Rogaska Slatina, Rogasovci, Rogatec, Ruse, Selnica ob Dravi, Semic, Sevnica, Sezana, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Sodrazica, Solcava, Sredisce ob Dravi, Starse, Straza, Sveta Ana, Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Andraz v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Jurij ob Scavnici, Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Tomaz, Salovci, Sempeter-Vrtojba, Sencur, Sentilj, Sentjernej, Sentjur, Sentrupert, Skocjan, Skofja Loka, Skofljica, Smarje pri Jelsah, Smarjeske Toplice, Smartno ob Paki, Smartno pri Litiji, Sostanj, Store, Tabor, Tisina, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trnovska Vas, Trzic, Trzin, Turnisce, Velika Polana, Velike Lasce, Verzej, Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice, Vojnik, Vransko, Vrhnika, Vuzenica, Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki, Zetale, Ziri, Zirovnica, Zrece, Zuzemberk

urban municipalities

Celje, Koper-Capodistria, Kranj, Ljubljana, Maribor, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto, Ptuj, Slovenj Gradec, Velenje

Capital

daylight saving time

+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

geographic coordinates

46 03 N, 14 31 E

name

Ljubljana

time difference

UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Constitution

previous 1974 (preindependence); latest passed by legislature 23 December 1991; amended several times, last in 2013 (2013)

Country name

conventional long form

Republic of Slovenia

conventional short form

Slovenia

former

People's Republic of Slovenia, Socialist Republic of Slovenia

local long form

Republika Slovenija

local short form

Slovenija

Diplomatic representation from the US

chief of mission

Ambassador Brent Robert HARTLEY (since 9 February 2015)

embassy

Presernova 31, 1000 Ljubljana

FAX

[386] (1) 200-5555

mailing address

American Embassy Ljubljana, US Department of State, 7140 Ljubljana Place, Washington, DC 20521-7140

telephone

[386] (1) 200-5500

Diplomatic representation in the US

chancery

2410 California Street N.W., Washington, DC 20008

chief of mission

Ambassador Bozo CERAR (since 6 September 2013)

consulate(s) general

Cleveland (OH)

FAX

[1] (202) 386-6633

telephone

[1] (202) 386-6601

Executive branch

cabinet

Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, elected by the National Assembly

chief of state

President Borut PAHOR (since 22 December 2012)

election results

Borut PAHOR elected president; percent of vote in second round - Borut PAHOR (SD) 67.4%, Danilo TURK (independent) 32.6%; note - a snap election was held in July 2014 following the resignation of Prime Minister Alenka BRATUSEK in May 2014, Miro CERAR (SMC) elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 57 to 11

elections/appointments

president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 November 2012 with a runoff on 2 December 2012 (next to be held in 2017); following National Assembly elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually nominated prime minister by the president and elected by the National Assembly

head of government

Prime Minister Miro CERAR (since 18 September 2014)

Flag description

three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, derive from the medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola; the Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center; beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas and rivers, and above it are three six-pointed stars arranged in an inverted triangle, which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries) appears in the upper hoist side of the flag centered on the white and blue bands

Government type

parliamentary republic

Independence

25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)

International law organization participation

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation

Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Judicial branch

highest court(s)

Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 37 judges organized into 7 departments - civil, criminal, commercial, labor and social security, administrative, registry, and international cooperation); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 7 judges)

judge selection and term of office

Supreme Court president and vice president appointed by the National Assembly upon the proposal of the Minister of Justice based on the opinions of the Judicial Council, an 11-member independent body elected by the National Assembly from proposals submitted by the president, attorneys, law universities, and sitting judges; other Supreme Court judges elected by the National Assembly from candidates proposed by the Judicial Council; Supreme Court judge term NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly from nominations by the president of the republic; Constitutional Court president selected from among their own for a 3-year term; other judges elected for single 9-year terms

subordinate courts

county, district, regional, and high courts; specialized labor-related and social courts; Court of Audit; Administrative Court

Legal system

civil law system

Legislative branch

description

bicameral Parliament consists of the National Council or Drzavni Svet (40 seats; members indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Drzavni Zbor (90 seats; 88 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 2 directly elected in special constituencies for Italian and Hungarian minorities by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - the National Council is primarily an advisory body with limited legislative powers

election results

percent of vote by party - SMC 34.6%, SDS 20.7%, DeSUS 10.2%, ZL 6%, SD 6%, NSi 5.6%, ZaAB 4.3%, other 12.6%; seats by party - SMC 36, SDS 21, DeSUS 10, ZL 6, SD 6, NSi, 5, ZaAB 4, Hungarian minority 1, Italian minority 1

elections

National Assembly - last held on 13 July 2014 (next to be held in 2018)

National anthem

lyrics/music

France PRESEREN/Stanko PREMRL

name

"Zdravljica" (A Toast)

note

adopted 1989; originally written in 1848; the full poem, whose seventh verse is used as the anthem, speaks of pan-Slavic nationalism

National holiday

Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)

National symbol(s)

Mount Triglav; national colors: white, blue, red

Political parties and leaders

Alliance of Alenka Bratusek or ZaAB [Alenka BRATUSEK]

Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia or DeSUS [Karl ERJAVEC]

Modern Center Pary or SMC [Miro CERAR]

New Slovenia or NSi [Ljudmila NOVAK]

Slovenian Democratic Party or SDS [Janez JANSA]

Social Democrats or SD [Dejan ZIDAN]

United Left or ZL (collective leadership)

Political pressure groups and leaders

Catholic Church

other

various trade and public sector employee unions

Suffrage

18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal

Agriculture - products

potatoes, hops, wheat, sugar beets, corn, grapes; cattle, sheep, poultry

Budget

expenditures

$22.03 billion (2014 est.)

revenues

$20.03 billion

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

-4% of GDP (2014 est.)

Central bank discount rate

0.75% (31 December 2013)

1.5% (31 December 2012)

note

this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

Commercial bank prime lending rate

5.2% (31 December 2014 est.)

5.68% (31 December 2013 est.)

Current account balance

$2.858 billion (2014 est.)

$2.79 billion (2013 est.)

Debt - external

$52.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

$52.48 billion (31 December 2012)

Distribution of family income - Gini index

23.7 (2012)

23.8 (2005)

Economy - overview

With excellent infrastructure, a well-educated work force, and a strategic location between the Balkans and Western Europe, Slovenia has one of the highest per capita GDPs in Central Europe, despite having suffered a protracted recession in 2008-2009 in the wake of the global financial crisis. Slovenia became the first 2004 European Union entrant to adopt the euro (on 1 January 2007) and has experienced one of the most stable political transitions in Central and Southeastern Europe. In March 2004, Slovenia became the first transition country to graduate from borrower status to donor partner at the World Bank. In 2007, Slovenia was invited to begin the process for joining the OECD; it became a member in 2012. However, long-delayed privatizations, particularly within Slovenia’s largely state-owned and increasingly indebted banking sector, have fueled investor concerns since 2012 that the country would need EU-IMF financial assistance. In 2013, the European Commission granted Slovenia permission to begin recapitalizing ailing lenders and transferring their nonperforming assets into a “bad bank” established to restore bank balance sheets. Export-led growth fueled by demand in larger European markets pushed GDP growth to 2.6% in 2014, while stubbornly-high unemployment fell slightly to 13%. PM CERAR’s government took office in September 2014, pledging to press ahead with commitments to privatize a select group of state-run companies, rationalize public spending, and further stabilize the banking sector.

Exchange rates

euros (EUR) per US dollar -

0.7489 (2014 est.)

0.7634 (2013 est.)

0.78 (2012 est.)

0.7185 (2011 est.)

0.755 (2010 est.)

Exports

$30.47 billion (2014 est.)

$29.25 billion (2013 est.)

Exports - commodities

manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food

Exports - partners

Germany 19%, Italy 11.2%, Austria 8.7%, Croatia 6.6%, Hungary 4.4%, France 4.4%, Russia 4.1%, Slovakia 4.1% (2014)

Fiscal year

calendar year

GDP - composition, by end use

(2014 est.)

exports of goods and services

79.3%

government consumption

19.5%

household consumption

55.1%

imports of goods and services

-72%

investment in fixed capital

18.1%

investment in inventories

0%

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture

2.1%

industry

28.4%

services

69.5% (2014 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP)

$29,700 (2014 est.)

$28,900 (2013 est.)

$29,200 (2012 est.)

note

data are in 2014 US dollars

GDP - real growth rate

2.6% (2014 est.)

-1% (2013 est.)

-2.6% (2012 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate)

$49.51 billion (2014 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

$61.13 billion (2014 est.)

$59.56 billion (2013 est.)

$60.16 billion (2012 est.)

note

data are in 2014 US dollars

Gross national saving

25.5% of GDP (2014 est.)

25.1% of GDP (2013 est.)

21.6% of GDP (2012 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

highest 10%

19.8% (2011)

lowest 10%

3.9%

Imports

$29.37 billion (2014 est.)

$28.4 billion (2013 est.)

Imports - commodities

machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, food

Imports - partners

Germany 16.2%, Italy 14.4%, Austria 10.3%, South Korea 4.6%, China 4.4%, Croatia 4.3%, Hungary 4.1% (2014)

Industrial production growth rate

2.8% (2014 est.)

Industries

ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting; electronics (including military electronics), trucks, automobiles, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

0.2% (2014 est.)

1.8% (2013 est.)

Labor force

913,500 (2014 est.)

Labor force - by occupation

agriculture

2.2%

industry

35%

services

62.8% (2009)

Market value of publicly traded shares

$6.87 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

$6.31 billion (31 December 2012)

$6.783 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Population below poverty line

13.5% (2012 est.)

Public debt

59.8% of GDP (2014 est.)

56.7% of GDP (2013 est.)

note

defined by the EU's Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives, and loans; general government sector comprises the subsectors: central government, state government, local government, and social security funds

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

$921 million (31 December 2014 est.)

$921.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)

Stock of broad money

$26.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$25.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

$9.585 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$9.505 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

$17.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$17 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

Stock of domestic credit

$40.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$43.11 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

Stock of narrow money

$12.08 billion (31 December 2014 est.)

$12.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)

note

see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders

Taxes and other revenues

40.1% of GDP (2014 est.)

Unemployment rate

9.8% (2014 est.)

13.1% (2013 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy

15.87 million Mt (2012 est.)

Crude oil - exports

0 bbl/day (2012 est.)

Crude oil - imports

0 bbl/day (2010 est.)

Crude oil - production

305 bbl/day (2013 est.)

Crude oil - proved reserves

0 bbl (1 January 2014 est.)

Electricity - consumption

12.66 billion kWh (2012 est.)

Electricity - exports

8.684 billion kWh (2013 est.)

Electricity - from fossil fuels

36.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants

37.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)

Electricity - from nuclear fuels

20.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)

Electricity - from other renewable sources

5.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)

Electricity - imports

7.522 billion kWh (2013 est.)

Electricity - installed generating capacity

3.351 million kW (2012 est.)

Electricity - production

14.76 billion kWh (2012 est.)

Natural gas - consumption

850 million cu m (2013 est.)

Natural gas - exports

0 cu m (2013 est.)

Natural gas - imports

847 million cu m (2013 est.)

Natural gas - production

3 million cu m (2013 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves

0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)

Refined petroleum products - consumption

48,630 bbl/day (2013 est.)

Refined petroleum products - exports

14,210 bbl/day (2012 est.)

Refined petroleum products - imports

72,260 bbl/day (2010 est.)

Refined petroleum products - production

0 bbl/day (2012 est.)

Broadcast media

public TV broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV), operates a system of national and regional TV stations; 35 domestic commercial TV stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 60% of households are connected to multi-channel cable TV; public radio broadcaster operates 3 national and 4 regional stations; more than 75 regional and local commercial and non-commercial radio stations (2007)

Internet country code

.si

Internet users

percent of population

72.3% (2014 est.)

total

1.4 million

Radio broadcast stations

AM 10, FM 230, shortwave 0 (2006)

Telephone system

domestic

combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 150 telephones per 100 persons

general assessment

well-developed telecommunications infrastructure

international

country code - 386 (2011)

Telephones - fixed lines

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

39 (2014 est.)

total subscriptions

770,000

Telephones - mobile cellular

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

117 (2014 est.)

total

2.3 million

Television broadcast stations

31 (2006)

Airports

16 (2013)

Airports - with paved runways

1,524 to 2,437 m

1

2,438 to 3,047 m

1

914 to 1,523 m

3

over 3,047 m

1

total

7

under 914 m

1 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways

5 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m

1

914 to 1,523 m

3

total

9

Merchant marine

registered in other countries

24 (Cyprus 5, Liberia 7, Malta 4, Marshall Islands 6, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 1) (2010)

Pipelines

gas 844 km; oil 5 km (2013)

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s)

Koper

Railways

standard gauge

1,229 km 1.435-m gauge (503 km electrified) (2014)

total

1,229 km

Roadways

paved

38,985 km (includes 769 km of expressways) (2012)

total

38,985 km

Waterways

(some transport on the Drava River) (2012)

Manpower available for military service

females age 16-49

464,301 (2010 est.)

males age 16-49

477,592

Manpower fit for military service

females age 16-49

380,077 (2010 est.)

males age 16-49

392,075

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually

female

9,395 (2010 est.)

male

9,818

Military branches

Slovenian Armed Forces (Slovenska Vojska, SV): Forces Command (with ground units, naval element, air and air defense brigade); Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (ACPDR) (2013)

Military expenditures

1.18% of GDP (2012)

1.32% of GDP (2011)

1.18% of GDP (2010)

Military service age and obligation

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2003 (2012)

Disputes - international

since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Croatia and Slovenia have each claimed sovereignty over Pirin Bay and four villages, and Slovenia has objected to Croatia's claim of an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic Sea; in 2009, however Croatia and Slovenia signed a binding international arbitration agreement to define their disputed land and maritime borders, which led to Slovenia lifting its objections to Croatia joining the EU; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovenia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules to curb illegal migration and commerce through southeastern Europe while encouraging close cross-border ties with Croatia; Slovenia continues to impose a hard border Schengen regime with Croatia, which joined the EU in 2013 but has not yet fulfilled Schengen requirements

Illicit drugs

minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals