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Basic information on Slovenia
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Population: 2,051,000  Position: Slovenia is in central Europe. Area: 20,273 km2 Government: Slovenia is a democratic republic founded on the principle of the separation of powers of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of authority. Capital city: Ljubljana, population: 265,000 President of the Republic: Danilo Türk Prime Minister: Borut Pahor President of the National Assembly: Pavel Gantar Membership of international organisations: Slovenia has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004 and a member of NATO since 7 April 2004. It is also a member of many other international organisations. Administrative division: 58 administrative units, 210 municipalities. Other major centres: Maribor, Kranj, Celje, Koper, Novo Mesto, Velenje, Murska Sobota. Official language: Slovene; also Hungarian and Italian in their respective ethnically mixed areas. Religion: The majority of the population is Roman Catholic; Slovenia also has 40 other officially registered religious communities. Currency: euro (EUR), since 1 January 2007. GDP per capita (in EUR): 22,800¬ (2008) - this is 90% of the average GDP per capita in the 27 EU member states. Registered unemployment rate: 9.4% (September 2009) Average age: 41.4 years Life expectancy: men 73 years, women 81 years Fertility rate: 1.2 Climate: Alpine, Pannonian, Mediterranean Time: Central European Time (UTC + 1), Central European Summer Time (UTC + 2) Average temperatures: July 21°C, January 0°C Electricity supply: 230 V Units of measurement: metric – metres, kilometres, grams, kilograms. Temperatures are expressed in degrees Celsius. Length of borders: with Austria 330 km, with Italy 280 km, with Hungary 102 km and with Croatia 670 km; total 1,382 km Length of coastline: 46.6 km Highest peak: Triglav, 2,864 m Geometric centre of Slovenia: Vače Average height above sea level: 556.8 m Universities: University of Ljubljana, University of Maribor, University of Primorska. More interesting facts are available on the website of the national statistics office. |