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Slovenia

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Capital:	Ljubljana
Area size (Land only):	20120 sq. km Approximately half the size of Switzerland
Time zone:	Standard Time GMT +2, Summer Time GMT +1
Currency:	Euro
Area code:	(+) 386
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Warm summers; cold winters with frequent snow

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Slovene is the official language. Serbo-Croat, Hungarian, Italian, German, Czech and Romany are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	2.0 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	2.0 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	2.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	2.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	2.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	2.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	2.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	2.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	2.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
2.0 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Slovenian 88 percent. There are Serb, Croat, Bosnian, Roma and other minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Catholics are a majority (84 percent), including followers of the traditional Catholic church of Slovenia. Eastern Orthodox Christians make up 16 percent of the population.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	51.3 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	51.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	51.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	50.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	50.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	50.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	50.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	50.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1945
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
96 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	14.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	14.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	14.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	15 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	15.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	15.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	77.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	76.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	76.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	76.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	75.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	73.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	72.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	72.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	72.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	72.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	71.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	81.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	80.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	80.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	79.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	79.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	79.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	3 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	3 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	3 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	4 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	No data available percent
1995-2003	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	No data available percent
1995-2001	No data available percent
1995-2000	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	6 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	17 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	27	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	27	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	26	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	27	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	29	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	29	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	3 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	3 percent	FAO 2006
1999-2001average	No data available percent
1998-2000average	No data available percent

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	No data available percent
2004	No data available percent
2002	No data available percent
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation
No data available percent

Literacy - average

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	501 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	426 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	418 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	408 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	406 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	407 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	406 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	403 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	396 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1020 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	959 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	907 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	879 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	926 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	872 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	837 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	739 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	612 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	496 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	530 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	510 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	470 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	370 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	323 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	282 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	305 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	153 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	26	Transparency International 2008
2007	27	Transparency International 2007
2006	28 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	31	Transparency International
2004	31 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	29	Transparency International
2002	27	Transparency International
2001	34	Transparency International
2000	28 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	No data available percent
1990-2004	No data available percent
1990-2002	No data available percent
1990-2001	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	21510 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	19560 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	18050 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	15340 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	12420 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	10750 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	10740 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	11090 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	47.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	38.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	35.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	33.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	29.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	23.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	20.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	19.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	5.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	4.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	4.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	2.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	3.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	2.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	4.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	4.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	2.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	1.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	3.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	5.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	7.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	8.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	5.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.6 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
21.4 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	225 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	225 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	219 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	215 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	<0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	No data available percent
2005	No data available percent
2004	No data available percent
2003	No data available percent

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	13 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	14 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	14 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	16 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	17 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	19 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	21 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	23 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2008	52	UNHCR
2007	52	UNHCR
2006	1760	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	155	UNHCR
2004	582	UNHCR
2003	610	UNHCR
2002	858	UNHCR
2001	765	UNHCR
2000	3284	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	268	UNHCR
2007	263	UNHCR
2006	254	UNHCR
2005	251	UNHCR
2004	304	UNHCR
2003	2069	UNHCR
2002	390	UNHCR
2001	2415	UNHCR
2000	2816	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997 )
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	1.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	6.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	6.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	6.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	No data available percent
1998-2000	No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	6.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	6.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	6.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	6.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	6.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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