STATISTICS: SLOVENIA

Slovenia Official name: Republika Slovenija (Republic of Slovenia). Form of government: unitary multiparty republic with two legislative houses (National Council ; National Assembly ). Head of state: President. Capital: Ljubljana. Official language{1}: Slovene. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 Slovene tolar (SlT; plural tolarji) = 100 stotin; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = 158.77 tolarji; 1 = 270.31 tolarji. Demography Population (1998): 1,985,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 253.8, persons per sq km 98.0. Urban-rural (1991): urban 50.5%; rural 49.5%. Sex distribution (1995): male 48.59%; female 51.41%. Age breakdown (1995): under 15, 18.1%; 15-29, 22.3%; 30-44, 23.8%; 45-59, 17.9%; 60-74, 13.6%; 75 and over, 4.3%. Population projection: (2000) 1,982,000; (2010) 2,004,000. Doubling time: not applicable; population is static. Ethnic composition (1991): Slovene 87.8%; Croat 2.8%; Serb 2.4%; Bosnian Muslim 1.4%; Hungarian (Magyar) 0.4%; other 5.2%. Religious affiliation (1995): Christian 86.2%, of which Roman Catholic 82.7%, Orthodox 2.0%, Protestant 1.3%; Muslim 1.0%; other 12.8%. Major cities (1995): Ljubljana 269,621; Maribor 134,289; Novo Mesto 50,862; Kranj 50,791; Celje 49,459. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1996): 9.3 (world avg. 25.0); legitimate 70.2%; illegitimate 29.8%. Death rate per 1,000 population (1996): 4.8 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1996): 4.5 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1995): 1.3. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1995): 4.2. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1995): 0.8. Life expectancy at birth (1994-95): male 70.3 years; female 77.8 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1995): circulatory diseases 408.1; cancers 235.6; accidents 87.6; respiratory diseases 74.7; digestive diseases 56.7; endocrine and metabolic disorders 28.8. National economy Budget (1995). Revenue: SlT 1,006,794,900,000 (taxes 52.3%, of which value-added tax 28.1%, income tax 14.5%, duties 7.7%, social security 40.2%; nontax revenue 5.9%; privatization 1.6%). Expenditures; SlT 1,016,005,400,000 (pensions 26.9%; work of provider organizations 15.6%; health services 12.9%; social transfers 7.4%; capital expenditure 5.8%; defense 3.1%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$2,038,000,000. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): potatoes 407,000, corn (maize) 322,000, sugar beets 295,000, wheat 167,000, grapes 105,000; livestock (number of live animals) 592,000 pigs, 496,000 cattle, 9,320,000 poultry; roundwood (1995) 1,709,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 2,929. Mining and quarrying (1995): glass sand 200,000; pumice 40,000; ferrosilico calcium 12,000. Manufacturing (1995): cement 991,000; crude steel 407,000; paper 278,000; glue 85,632; welded tubular steel 61,575; refrigerators 863,000 units; telephones 749,000 units; washing machines and dryers 242,000 units; motorcycles 56,198 units. Construction (in '000 sq m; 1994): residential 581; nonresidential 4,596. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 12,616,000,000 (9,376,000,000); coal (metric tons; 1994) 4,854,000 (4,915,000); crude petroleum (barrels; 1994) 12,578 (1993; 3,540,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1993) 452,000 (1,966,000); natural gas (cu m; 1994) 12,595,000 (396,000,000). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1994) 3.1; income per household (1995) SlT 1,805,135 (1994; U.S.$10,191); sources of income (1995): wages 53.2%, transfers 24.6%, self-employment 9.7%, other 12.5%; expenditure (1995): food 23.1%, transportation 16.2%, clothing 7.3%, health care 6.7%, education and entertainment 6.7%, energy 5.8%, household durable goods 4.8%, housing 4.3%. Gross national product (1996): U.S.$18,390,000,000 (U.S.$9,240 per capita). Population economically active (1995): total 952,000; activity rate 58.7% (participation rates: ages 15-64, 83.0%; female 45.2%; unemployed 7.4%). Land use (1994): forest 53.2%; pasture 24.8%; agricultural 11.6%; other 10.4%. Tourism (1995): receipts U.S.$1,079,000,000; expenditures U.S.$413,000,000. Foreign trade{2} Imports (1995): U.S.$9,492,000,000 (machinery and transport equipment 33.8%, chemicals 12.1%, basic manufactures 10.6%, food 6.7%, mineral fuels 6.6%). Major import sources: Germany 23.2%; Italy 17.0%; Austria 9.7%; France 8.4%; Croatia 6.1%. Exports (1995): U.S.$8,316,000,000 (machinery and transport equipment 31.4%, basic manufactures 28.5%, chemicals 10.5%, food 3.2%, mineral fuels 1.2%). Major export destinations: Germany 30.2%; Italy 14.6%; Croatia 10.7%; France 8.2%; Austria 6.4%. Transport Transport. Railroads (1995): length 746 mi, 1,201 km; passenger-km 595,000,000; metric ton-km cargo 2,881,000,000. Roads (1994): total length 9,158 mi, 14,739 km (paved 79%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 698,211; trucks and buses 40,206. Merchant marine (1995): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 13; total deadweight tonnage 346,466. Air transport (1995): passenger-mi 382,000,000, passenger-km 614,000,000; short ton-mi cargo 2,271,000, metric ton-km cargo 3,655,000; airports (1996) 1. Education and health Educational attainment (1991). Percentage of population age 15 and over having: less than full primary education 17.1%; primary 29.9%; secondary 42.8%; postsecondary and higher 8.8%. Literacy (1991): virtually 100%. Health (1995): physicians 2,298{3} (1 per 858 persons); hospital beds 11,411 (1 per 173 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births 5.5. Military Total active duty personnel (1997): 9,550 (army 100%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 1.5% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$175. {1} Hungarian and Italian are official in autochthonous Hungarian and Italian communities. {2} Imports f.o.b. in balance of trade and c.i.f. in commodities and trading partners. {3} Physicians and dental physicians in hospitals only.