Slovenia June 3, 2011 | Posted by Owner | Filed under Slovenia, Country Information Slovenia Only Lend A Friend What You Cannot Afford To Lose. General Population: 2,000,092 (2011) Land Area: 20,273 sq km Natural Resources: Lignite, coal, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests Capital: Ljubljana Political System: Parliamentary Republic State Leader: Danilo Turk (2007) Head of Government: Borut Pahor (2008) Languages: Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian Currency: Euro (EUR) Major Religions: Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, Other Christian 0.9%, Unaffiliated 3.5%, Other or Unspecified 23%, None 10.1% Major Ethnicities: Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, Other or Unspecified 12% Life Expectancy: 77.3 years (2011) Economy GDP Official Exchange Rate: 46.44 billion (2010) GDP Purchasing Power Parity: 56.81 billion (2010) GDP Per Capita (PPP) : 28,400 (2010) GDP Growth Rate: 1% (2010) GDP Structure: Agriculture 2.4%, Industry 31%, Services 66.6% (2010) Labour Force By Occupation: Agriculture 2.2%, Industry 35%, Services 62.8% (2009) Industries: Ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting, electronics, military electronics, trucks, automobiles, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools Agriculture Products: Potatoes, hops, wheat, sugar beets, corn, grapes; cattle, sheep, poultry Human Development Index: 0.828 (29th) Tourism Revenue: 1.726 billion (2004) Unemployment Rate: 10.6% (2010) Military Army Size: 6 550 (2004) Budget: 1.7% of GDP (2005) Current Situation Slovenia is located in Central Europe. Slovenia is bordered by Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Italy. Slovenia's economy has been growing at a steady pace since joining the European Union and adopting the Euro. However, many industries are still state run and this is slowing growth in certain sectors. Foreign investment is also low compared to other members of the European Union. Photo Gallery Text format Sources : CIA World Factbook: Slovenia Wikipedia: Slovenia http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/SVN.html