Area

20,100 sq. km

Population

1,985,000 Mainly Slovenic with 0.5% Hungarian, 0.1% Italian and some Romanian

Density

99 per sq.km

Urban Population

49%

Head of State

President elected for five year term. Executive power is vested in the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Government

Lower house or National Assembly has 90 members elected for 4 years. The National Council (upper house ) with 40 members of has an advisory role

National Flag

Three horizontal stripes of white, blue and red with the arms in the upper hoist (side nearest the flag pole)

Joined EU

1 May 2004

Capital

Ljubljana - population 257,338

Language

Slovene is the official language, Hungarian and Italian are also spoken

Education

Free and compulsory from 6 - 14 year

Religion

Mainly Roman Catholic

Currency

Tolar of 100 stotin

Landscape

Terrain is mountainous with elevation extremes ranging from 2864 m (Triglay) to 0 m at the Adriatic Sea

Agriculture

Economy has emerged as the most stable of the former Yugoslavia economies. Main agricultural products are potatoes, wheat, corn, sugar cane and grapes

Resources and Industry

Major manufacturing sectors include metal working, electronics, textiles. Automobiles, chemicals, glass production, food processing. The tourist industry is a major earner with two millions visitors a year