SLOVENIA SLOVENIA REGION EUROPE NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE JUNE 25 1991 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION DECEMBER 23 1991 POPULATION 1970570 1999 EST AREA 7821 SQ MI CAPITAL LJUBLJANA FORM OF GOVERNMENT PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES STEEL ELECTRONICS VEHICLES TEXTILES TRUCKS ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT AGRICULTURE POTATOES HOPS HEMP FLAX NATURAL RESOURCES LIGNITE COAL LEAD ZINC MERCURY URANIUM SILVER CURRENCY TOLAR GDP 20.4 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 10300 1998 EST LANGUAGES SLOVENIAN OFFICIAL SERBO CROATIAN RELIGIONS ROMAN CATHOLIC LITERACY RATE 99 LIFE EXPECTANCY 72 YEARS MALE 79 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 9 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 10 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
