Slovenia Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Slovenia Ljubljana 20,253 sq km 7,820 sq mi PEOPLE Population 2,007,711 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate -0.09 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 1,907,560 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 1,596,947 (2050 estimate) Population density 100 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 258 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 51 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 49 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Ljubljana 266,845 (2005 estimate) Maribor 111,673 (2005 estimate) Kranj 52,689 (2005 estimate) Celje 48,616 (2005 estimate) V elenje 33,642 (2005 estimate) Ethnic groups Slovene 83.1 percent Croatian 1.8 percent Serb 2.0 percent B osniak 1.1 percent Muslim 0.5 percent Hungarian (Magyar) 0.3 percent Albanian 0.3 percent O ther 10.9 percent Languages Slovenian (official), Serbo-Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, other Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 84 percent Atheist 3 percent Protestant 2 percent Nonreligious 5 percent O ther 6 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 76.7 years (2008 estimate) Female 80.7 years (2008 estimate) Male Infant mortality rate 73 years (2008 estimate) 4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 456 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 200 people (2003) Literacy rate Total 99.7 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.6 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 6.1 percent (2002-2003) 9 years (2002-2003) 13 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Multiparty republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 23 December 1991 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 6,550 (2004) 1.4 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $37.3 billion (2006) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $18,588.50 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 2.3 percent (2006) I ndustry 34.6 percent (2006) Services 63.1 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 1,036,352 (2006) 9 percent (2005) I ndustry 37 percent (2005) Services 53 percent (2005) Unemployment rate 6.1 percent (2004) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $14,998 million (2006) Total expenditure $15,031 million (2006) Monetary unit 1 euro (EUR), consisting of 100 cents Major trade partners for exports Germany, Italy, Croatia, Austria, and France Major trade partners for imports Germany, Italy, France, Austria, and Croatia ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 37.92 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 23.54 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 37.52 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 1.02 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 403 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 408 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 371 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 215 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 169 (2000) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 505 (2004) Paved road as a share of total roads 100 percent (2004) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
