Aminet 6/Aminet 6 - June 1995.iso/Aminet/docs/misc/wfbook93_texi.lha/texi/216.data

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@node Geography (Slovenia)
@section Geography (Slovenia)

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Location:
  Southern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia
Map references:
  Ethnic Groups in Eastern Europe, Europe, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
 total area:
  20,296 km2  land area:
  20,296 km2
 comparative area:
  slightly larger than New Jersey
Land boundaries:
  total 999 km, Austria 262 km, Croatia 455 km, Italy 199 km, Hungary 83 km
Coastline:
  32 km
Maritime claims:
 continental shelf:
  200 m depth or to depth of exploitation
 territorial sea:
  12 nm
International disputes:
  dispute with Croatia over fishing rights in the Adriatic and over some
  border areas; the border issue is currently under negotiation; small
  minority in northern Italy seeks the return of parts of southwestern
  Slovenia
Climate:
  Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot
  summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
Terrain:
  a short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine mountain region adjacent to
  Italy, mixed mountain and valleys with numerous rivers to the east
Natural resources:
  lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver
Land use:
 arable land:
  10%
 permanent crops:
  2%
 meadows and pastures:
  20%
 forest and woodland:
  45%
 other:
  23%
Irrigated land:
  NA km2
Environment:
  Sava River polluted with domestic and industrial waste; heavy metals and
  toxic chemicals along coastal waters; near Koper, forest damage from air
  pollutants originating at metallurgical and chemical plants; subject to
  flooding and earthquakes



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@node People (Slovenia)
@section People (Slovenia)

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Population:
  1,967,655 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  0.23% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
  11.93 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:   9.6 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
  0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
  8.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population:
  74 years
 male:
  70.08 years
 female:
  78.13 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
  1.68 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Nationality:
 noun:
  Slovene(s)
 adjective:
  Slovenian
Ethnic divisions:
  Slovene 91%, Croat 3%, Serb 2%, Muslim 1%, other 3%
Religions:
  Roman Catholic 96% (including 2% Uniate), Muslim 1%, other 3%
Languages:
  Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croatian 7%, other 2%
Literacy:
 total population:
  NA%
 male:
  NA%
 female:
  NA%
Labor force:
  786,036
 by occupation:
  agriculture 2%, manufacturing and mining 46%



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@node Government (Slovenia)
@section Government (Slovenia)

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Names:
 conventional long form:
  Republic of Slovenia
 conventional short form:
  Slovenia
 local long form:
  Republika Slovenije
 local short form:
  Slovenija
Digraph:
  SI
Type:
  emerging democracy
Capital:
  Ljubljana
Administrative divisions:
  60 provinces (pokajine, singular - pokajina) Ajdovscina, Brezice, Celje,
  Cerknica, Crnomelj, Dravograd, Gornja Radgona, Grosuplje, Hrastnik Lasko,
  Idrija, Ilirska Bistrica, Izola, Jesenice, Kamnik, Kocevje, Koper, Kranj,
  Krsko, Lenart, Lendava, Litija, Ljubljana-Bezigrad, Ljubljana-Center,
  Ljubljana-Moste-Polje, Ljubljana-Siska, Ljubljana-Vic-Rudnik, Ljutomer,
  Logatec, Maribor, Metlika, Mozirje, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto,
  Ormoz Pesnica, Piran, Postojna, Ptuj, Radlje Ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne Na
  Koroskem, Ribnica, Ruse, Sentjur Pri Celju, Sevnica, Sezana, Skofja Loka,
  Slovenj Gradec, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Smarje Pri Jelsah,
  Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trzic, Velenje, Vrhnika, Zagorje Ob Savi, Zalec
Independence:
  25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Constitution:
  adopted 23 December 1991, effective 23 December 1991
Legal system:
  based on civil law system
National holiday:
  Statehood Day, 25 June
Political parties and leaders:
  Slovene Christian Democratics (SKD), Lozje PETERLE, chairman; Liberal
  Democratic (LDS), Janez DRNOVSEK, chairman; Social-Democratic Party of
  Slovenia (SDSS), Joze PUCNIK, chairman; Socialist Party of Slovenia (SSS),
  Viktor ZAKELJ, chairman; Greens of Slovenia (ZS), Dusan PLUT, chairman;
  National Democratic, Rajko PIRNAT, chairman; Democratic Peoples Party,
  Marjan PODOBNIK, chairman; Reformed Socialists (former Communist Party),
  Ciril RIBICIC, chairman; United List (former Communists and allies); Slovene
  National Party, leader NA; Democratic Party, Igor BAVCAR; Slovene People's
  Party (SLS), Ivan OMAN
 note:
  parties have changed as of the December 1992 elections
Other political or pressure groups:
  none
Suffrage:
  16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal
Elections:
 President:
  last held 6 December 1992 (next to be held NA 1996); results - Milan KUCAN
  reelected by direct popular vote
 State Assembly:
  last held 6 December 1992 (next to be held NA 1996); results - percent of
  vote by party NA; seats - (total 90) LDS 22, SKD 15, United List (former
  Communists and allies) 14, Slovene National Party 12, SN 10, Democratic
  Party 6, ZS 5, SDSS 4, Hungarian minority 1, Italian minority 1



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@node Government (Slovenia 2. usage)
@section Government (Slovenia 2. usage)

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 State Council:
  will become operational after next election in 1996; in the election of 6
  December 1992 40 members were elected to represent local and socio-economic
  interests
Executive branch:
  president, prime minister, deputy prime ministers, cabinet
Legislative branch:   bicameral National Assembly; consists of the State Assembly and the State
  Council; note - State Council will become operational after next election
Judicial branch:
  Supreme Court, Constitutional Court
Leaders:
 Chief of State:
  President Milan KUCAN (since 22 April 1990)
 Head of Government:
  Prime Minister Janez DRNOVSEK (since 14 May 1992)
Member of:
  CE, CEI, CSCE, EBRD, ECE, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ILO, IOM (observer), UN, UNCTAD,
  UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO
Diplomatic representation in US:
 chief of mission:
  Ambassador Ernest PETRIC
 chancery:
  (temporary) 1300 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
 telephone:
  [phone]
US diplomatic representation:
 chief of mission:
  Ambassador E. Allen WENDT
 embassy:
  P.O. Box 254; Cankarjeva 11, 61000 Ljubljana
 mailing address:
  APO AE 09862
 telephone:
  [38] (61) 301-427/472
 FAX:
  [38] (61) 301-401
Flag:
  three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red with the
  Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav in white against a blue
  background at the center, beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas
  and rivers, and around it, there are three six-sided stars arranged in an
  inverted triangle); the seal is located in the upper hoist side of the flag
  centered in the white and blue bands



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@node Economy (Slovenia)
@section Economy (Slovenia)

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Overview:
  Slovenia was by far the most prosperous of the former Yugoslav republics,
  with a per capita income more than twice the Yugoslav average, indeed not
  far below the levels in neighboring Austria and Italy. Because of its strong
  ties to Western Europe and the small scale of damage during its fight for
  independence from Yugoslavia, Slovenia has the brightest prospects among the
  former Yugoslav republics for economic recovery over the next few years. The
  dissolution of Yugoslavia, however, has led to severe short-term
  dislocations in production, employment, and trade ties. For example, overall
  industrial production fell 10% in 1991; particularly hard hit were the iron
  and steel, machine-building, chemical, and textile industries. Meanwhile,
  the continued fighting in other former Yugoslavian republics has led to
  further destruction of long-established trade channels and to an influx of
  tens of thousands of Croatian and Bosnian refugees. The key program for
  breaking up and privatizing major industrial firms was established in late
  1992. Bright spots for encouraging Western investors are Slovenia's
  comparatively well-educated work force, its developed infrastructure, and
  its Western business attitudes, but instability in Croatia is a deterrent.
  Slovenia in absolute terms is a small economy, and a little Western
  investment would go a long way.
National product:
  GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $21 billion (1991 est.)
National product real growth rate:
  -10% (1991 est.)
National product per capita:
  $10,700 (1991 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  2.7% (September 1992)
Unemployment rate:
  10% (April 1992)
Budget:
  revenues $NA; expenditures $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Exports:
  $4.12 billion (f.o.b., 1990)
 commodities:
  machinery and transport equipment 38%, other manufactured goods 44%,
  chemicals 9%, food and live animals 4.6%, raw materials 3%, beverages and
  tobacco less than 1%
 partners:
  principally the other former Yugoslav republics, Austria, and Italy
Imports:
  $4.679 billion (c.i.f., 1990)
 commodities:
  machinery and transport equipment 35%, other manufactured goods 26.7%,
  chemicals 14.5%, raw materials 9.4%, fuels and lubricants 7%, food and live
  animals 6%
 partners:
  principally the other former Yugoslav republics, Germany, successor states
  of the former USSR, US, Hungary, Italy, and Austria
External debt:
  $2.5 billion
Industrial production:
  growth rate -1% per month (1991-92 est.)
Electricity:
  2,900,000 kW capacity; 10,000 million kWh produced, 5,090 kWh per capita
  (1992)



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@node Economy (Slovenia 2. usage)
@section Economy (Slovenia 2. usage)

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Industries:
  ferrous metallurgy and rolling mill products, aluminum reduction and rolled
  products, lead and zinc smelting, electronics (including military
  electronics), trucks, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles,
  chemicals, machine tools
Agriculture:
  dominated by stock breeding (sheep and cattle) and dairy farming; main crops
  - potatoes, hops, hemp, flax; an export surplus in these commodities;
  Slovenia must import many other agricultural products and has a negative
  overall trade balance in this sector
Illicit drugs:
  NA
Economic aid:
  NA
Currency:
  1 tolar (SIT) = 100 NA
Exchange rates:
  tolars (SIT) per US$1 - 112 (June 1993), 28 (January 1992)
Fiscal year:
  calendar year



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@node Communications (Slovenia)
@section Communications (Slovenia)

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Railroads:
  1,200 km, 1.435 m gauge (1991)
Highways:
  14,553 km total; 10,525 km paved, 4,028 km gravel
Inland waterways:
  NA
Pipelines:
  crude oil 290 km, natural gas 305 km
Ports:
  coastal - Koper
Merchant marine:
  22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 348,784 GRT/596,740 DWT; includes 15
  bulk, 7 cargo; all under the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines except
  for 1 bulk under Liberian flag
Airports:
 total:
  13
 useable:
  13
 with permanent-surface runways:
  5
 with runways over 3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  2
 with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  4
Telecommunications:
  130,000 telephones; broadcast stations - 6 AM, 5 FM, 7 TV; 370,000 radios;
  330,000 TVs



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@node Defense Forces (Slovenia)
@section Defense Forces (Slovenia)

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Branches:
  Slovene Defense Forces
Manpower availability:
  males age 15-49 512,186; fit for military service 410,594; reach military
  age (19) annually 14,970 (1993 est.)
Defense expenditures:
  13.5 billion tolars, 4.5% of GDP (1993); note - conversion of the military
  budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce
  misleading results



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