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- Date of Independence: June 25, 1991
- Date of Current Constitution: December 23, 1991
- Population: 1,970,570 (1999 est.)
- Area: 7,821 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: $10,300 (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 1,000 population
- Death Rate: 10 deaths per 1,000 population