Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
32 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
683,000 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
public TV broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV), operates a system of national and regional TV stations; 35 commercial TV stations; about 60% of households connected to multi-channel cable TV; public radio broadcaster with 3 national and 4 regional stations; more than 75 regional and local commercial and non-commercial radio stations
Communications: Internet country code
.si
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
90.76% (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
30 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
647,000 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
126 (2022 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
2.73 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
milk, maize, wheat, barley, grapes, chicken, potatoes, beef, apples, pork (2023)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on alcohol and tobacco
4.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on food
13.9% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$30.714 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$28.874 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
$1.683 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
$2.638 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
$1.759 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
$2.344 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
$3.284 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
$3.501 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
$3.479 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
$4.097 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
$2.073 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
-$617.374 million (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
$3.093 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
$3.231 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
0.923890 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
euros (EUR) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
0.752945 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
0.752728 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
0.901296 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
0.903421 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
0.885206 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
0.846773 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
0.893276 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
0.875506 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
0.845494 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
0.949624 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
0.924840 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
0.923890 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
packaged medicine, cars, refined petroleum, vehicle parts/accessories, plastic products (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$36.240 billion (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$37.954 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$33.170 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$34.740 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$40.392 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$45.941 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$45.477 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$41.785 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$51.510 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$56.51 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$57.66 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$59.159 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
83.3% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
19.2% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
52.3% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-76.8% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
21.3% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
0.9% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
1.5% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
28.8% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
58.2% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$57,186 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$72.485 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$121.658 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2015
25.4 (2015 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2016
24.8 (2016 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017
24.2 (2017 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018
24.6 (2018 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019
24.4 (2019 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2020
24.0 (2020 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2021
24.3 (2021 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022
24.3 (2022 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2023
24.7 (2023 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
20.7% (2022 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
4.2% (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
nitrogen compounds, packaged medicine, refined petroleum, cars, vaccines (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$30.476 billion (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$29.706 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$30.916 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$36.028 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$41.365 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$40.803 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$36.983 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$48.056 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$55.158 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$53.309 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$54.583 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
1.8% (2024 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015
-0.53% (2015 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016
-0.05% (2016 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017
1.43% (2017 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018
1.74% (2018 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019
1.63% (2019 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
-0.05% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
1.92% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
8.83% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
7.45% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
1.97% (2024 est.)
Economy: Labor force
1.058 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Population below poverty line
12.70% (2022 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2017
73.6% of GDP (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$63.039 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$64.663 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$69.334 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$74.762 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$88.492 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$87.812 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$96.790 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$99.403 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$101.503 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$103.118 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
2.39% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
3.03% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
5.17% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
4.38% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
3.51% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-4.09% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
8.42% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
2.67% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
2.38% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
1.73% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$30,572 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$31,336 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$33,575 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$36,180 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$42,373 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$41,767 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$45,914 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$52,347 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$56,064 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$314.1 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$373.3 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$399.5 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$738.1 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
$826.5 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
1.3% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
1.3% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
1.2% of GDP (2024 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2015
$856.2 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2016
$742.1 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2017
$889.8 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2018
$933.1 million (2018 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019
$1.015 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020
$1.311 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021
$2.267 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$2.268 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$2.37 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$2.832 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
20.3% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2019
4.45% (2019 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2020
4.97% (2020 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2021
4.74% (2021 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
4.01% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
3.65% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
3.70% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
7.9% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
10.6% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
9.4% (2024 est.)
Energy: Coal: consumption
2.309 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: exports
2,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
866,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: production
2.44 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: proven reserves
95 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: biomass and waste
2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
24.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: hydroelectricity
31.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: nuclear
35.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
6.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
12.953 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: exports
10.62 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: imports
9.114 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
4.739 million kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
774.138 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
104.502 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: consumption
811.395 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: exports
11.387 million cubic meters (2018 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: imports
810.948 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: production
4.014 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Nuclear energy: Net capacity of operational nuclear reactors
0.7GW (2025 est.)
Energy: Nuclear energy: Number of operational nuclear reactors
1 (2025)
Energy: Nuclear energy: Percent of total electricity production
36.8% (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
44,000 bbl/day (2024 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: total petroleum production
4 bbl/day (2021 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from coal and metallurgical coke
2.706 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from consumed natural gas
1.545 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
6.521 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
10.772 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
Environment: Environmental issues
air pollution from road traffic, domestic heating (wood burning), power generation, and industry; water pollution; biodiversity protection
Environment: Geoparks: global geoparks and regional networks
Idrija; Karawanken / Karavanke (includes Austria) (2023)
Environment: Geoparks: total global geoparks and regional networks
2
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
30.4% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 8.9% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 2.7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 18.8% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
61.8% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
10.8% (2023 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: agriculture
46.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: energy
8.5 kt (2022-2024 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: other
1.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: waste
15.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
14.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Total renewable water resources
31.87 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: agricultural
3.4 million cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: industrial
645 million cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: municipal
179 million cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
55.76% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
1.052 million tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
24.8% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
slightly smaller than New Jersey
Geography: Area: land
20,151 sq km
Geography: Area: water
122 sq km
Geography: Coastline
46.6 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Triglav 2,864 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Adriatic Sea 0 m
Geography: Elevation: mean elevation
492 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
46 07 N, 14 49 E
Geography: Geography - note
despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes
Geography: Irrigated land
50 sq km (2022)
Geography: Land boundaries: border countries
Austria 299 km; Croatia 600 km; Hungary 94 km; Italy 218 km
Geography: Land boundaries: total
1,211 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
30.4% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 8.9% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 2.7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 18.8% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
61.8% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
10.8% (2023 est.)
Geography: Major watersheds (area sq km): Atlantic Ocean drainage
(Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)
Geography: Map references
Europe
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
flooding; earthquakes
Geography: Population distribution
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest are less dense
Geography: Terrain
a short southwestern coastal strip of Karst topography on the Adriatic; an alpine mountain region lies adjacent to Italy and Austria in the north; mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east
Government: Administrative divisions
200 municipalities ( obcine , singular - obcina ) and 12 urban municipalities ( mestne obcine , singular - mestna obcina ) municipalities: Ajdovscina, Ankaran, Apace, Beltinci, Benedikt, Bistrica ob Sotli, Bled, Bloke, Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Braslovce, Brda, Brezice, Brezovica, Cankova, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Cerknica, Cerkno, Cerkvenjak, Cirkulane, Crensovci, Crna na Koroskem, Crnomelj, Destrnik, Divaca, Dobje, Dobrepolje, Dobrna, Dobrova-Polhov Gradec, Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Dolenjske Toplice, Dol pri Ljubljani, Domzale, Dornava, Dravograd, Duplek, Gorenja Vas-Poljane, Gorisnica, Gorje, Gornja Radgona, Gornji Grad, Gornji Petrovci, Grad, Grosuplje, Hajdina, Hoce-Slivnica, Hodos, Horjul, Hrastnik, Hrpelje-Kozina, Idrija, Ig, Ilirska Bistrica, Ivancna Gorica, Izola/Isola, Jesenice, Jezersko, Jursinci, Kamnik, Kanal ob Soci, Kidricevo, Kobarid, Kobilje, Kocevje, Komen, Komenda, Kosanjevica na Krki, Kostel, Kozje, Kranjska Gora, Krizevci, Kungota, Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart, Lendava/Lendva, Litija, Ljubno, Ljutomer, Log-Dragomer, Logatec, Loska Dolina, Loski Potok, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Luce, Lukovica, Majsperk, Makole, Markovci, Medvode, Menges, Metlika, Mezica, Miklavz na Dravskem Polju, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mirna, Mirna Pec, Mislinja, Mokronog-Trebelno, Moravce, Moravske Toplice, Mozirje, Muta, Naklo, Nazarje, Odranci, Oplotnica, Ormoz, Osilnica, Pesnica, Piran/Pirano, Pivka, Podcetrtek, Podlehnik, Podvelka, Poljcane, Polzela, Postojna, Prebold, Preddvor, Prevalje, Puconci, Race-Fram, Radece, Radenci, Radlje ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne na Koroskem, Razkrizje, Recica ob Savinji, Rence-Vogrsko, Ribnica, Ribnica na Pohorju, Rogaska Slatina, Rogasovci, Rogatec, Ruse, Salovci, Selnica ob Dravi, Semic, Sempeter-Vrtojba, Sencur, Sentilj, Sentjernej, Sentjur, Sentrupert, Sevnica, Sezana, Skocjan, Skofja Loka, Skofljica, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Smarje pri Jelsah, Smarjeske Toplice, Smartno ob Paki, Smartno pri Litiji, Sodrazica, Solcava, Sostanj, Sredisce ob Dravi, Starse, Store, Straza, Sveta Ana, Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Andraz v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Jurij ob Scavnici, Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Tomaz, Tabor, Tisina, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trnovska Vas, Trzic, Trzin, Turnisce, Velika Polana, Velike Lasce, Verzej, Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice, Vojnik, Vransko, Vrhnika, Vuzenica, Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki, Zetale, Ziri, Zirovnica, Zrece, Zuzemberk urban municipalities: Celje, Koper, Kranj, Krsko, Ljubljana, Maribor, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto, Ptuj, Slovenj Gradec, Velenje
Government: Capital: daylight saving time
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Government: Capital: etymology
by tradition, the name is related to the Slovene word ljubljena , meaning "beloved," but the origin is probably pre-Slavic and remains obscure
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
46 03 N, 14 31 E
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
no
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
at least one parent must be a citizen of Slovenia; both parents if the child is born outside of Slovenia
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
yes, for select cases
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
10 years, the last 5 of which have been continuous
Government: Constitution: amendment process
proposed by at least 20 National Assembly members, by the government, or by petition of at least 30,000 voters; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; referendum required if agreed upon by at least 30 Assembly members; passage in a referendum requires participation of a majority of eligible voters and a simple majority of votes cast
Government: Constitution: history
previous 1974 (pre-independence); latest passed by Parliament 23 December 1991
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Slovenia
Government: Country name: etymology
the country's name means "Land of the Slavs" in Slovene; the origin of the Slav name is unclear, although early forms were used in Medieval Latin (Sclavus) and Byzantine Greek (Sklabos)
Government: Country name: former
People's Republic of Slovenia, Socialist Republic of Slovenia
Government: Country name: local long form
Republika Slovenija
Government: Country name: local short form
Slovenija
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Brian GREANEY (since August 2025)
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
LjubljanaACS@state.gov https://si.usembassy.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
Presernova 31, 1000 Ljubljana
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[386] (1) 200-5555
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
7140 Ljubljana Place, Washington, DC 20521-7140
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[386] (1) 200-5500
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
2410 California Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Iztok MIROŠIČ (since 15 September 2023)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s) general
Cleveland (OH)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
sloembassy.washington@gov.si http://www.washington.embassy.si/
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 386-6633
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 386-6611
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, elected by the National Assembly
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President Natasa PIRC MUSAR (since 23 December 2022)
Government: Executive branch: election results
2022: Natasa PIRC MUSAR elected president in second round: percent of vote in first round - Anze LOGAR (SDS) 34%, Natasa PIRC MUSAR (independent) 26.9%, Milan BRGLEZ (SD) 15.5%, Vladimir PREBILIC (independent) 10.6%, Sabina SENCAR (Resni.ca) 5.9%, Janez CIGLER KRALJ (NSi) 4.4%, other 2.7%; percent of vote in second round - Natasa PIRC MUSAR 53.9%, Anze LOGAR 46.1%; Robert GOLOB (GS) elected prime minister on 25 May 2022, National Assembly vote - 54-30 2017: Borut PAHOR reelected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Borut PAHOR (independent) 47.1%, Marjan SAREC (Marjan Sarec List) 25%, Romana TOMC (SDS) 13.7%, Ljudmila NOVAK (NSi) 7.2%, other 7%; percent of vote in second round - Borut PAHOR 52.9%, Marjan SAREC 47.1%
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); following National Assembly elections, the president usually nominates the leader of the majority party or majority coalition as prime minister, and the National Assembly elects the nominee
Government: Executive branch: expected date of next election
2027
Government: Executive branch: head of government
Prime Minister Robert GOLOB (since 1 June 2022)
Government: Executive branch: most recent election date
23 October 2022, with a runoff on 13 November 2022
Government: Flag
description: three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red; the Slovenian seal (a shield with Triglav, the country's highest peak, in white on a blue background) is at the center, with two wavy blue lines under it; three six-pointed stars in an inverted triangle appear on the upper-left meaning: the wavy lines represent seas and rivers; the colors come from the medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola; the stars come from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje (a Slovene dynastic house)
Government: International law organization participation
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Government: International organization participation
Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 37 judges organized into civil, criminal, commercial, labor and social security, administrative, and registry departments); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 7 judges)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
Supreme Court president and vice president appointed by the National Assembly on the proposal of the Minister of Justice, based on the opinions of the Judicial Council, an 11-member independent body elected by the National Assembly from proposals submitted by the president, attorneys, law universities, and sitting judges; other Supreme Court judges elected by the National Assembly from candidates proposed by the Judicial Council; Supreme Court judges serve for life; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly from nominations by the president of the republic; Constitutional Court president selected from among its own membership for a 3-year term; other judges elected for single 9-year terms
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
county, district, regional, and high courts; specialized labor-related and social courts; Court of Audit; Administrative Court
Government: Legal system
civil law system
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: chamber name
National Assembly (Drzavni Zbor)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: electoral system
proportional representation
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: expected date of next election
April 2026
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: most recent election date
4/24/2022
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: number of seats
90 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: parties elected and seats per party
Freedom Movement (SVOBODA) (41); Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) (27); New Slovenia - Christian Democrats (NSi) (8); Social Democrats (SD) (7); Left (LEVICA) (5); Other (2)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: percentage of women in chamber
35.6%
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: term in office
4 years
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: chamber name
National Council (Drzavni Svet)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: expected date of next election
November 2027
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: most recent election date
11/23/2022 to 11/24/2022
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: number of seats
40 (all indirectly elected)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: percentage of women in chamber
17.5%
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: term in office
5 years
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
bicameral
Government: National anthem(s): history
adopted in 1989; originally written in 1848; only the seventh verse of the poem is used as the anthem
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
France PRESEREN/Stanko PREMRL
Government: National color(s)
white, blue, red
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Škocjan Caves (n); Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (n); Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (c); Heritage of Mercury: Almadén and Idrija (c); The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana (c)
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
5 (3 cultural, 2 natural)
Government: National holiday
Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)
Government: National symbol(s)
Mount Triglav
Government: Political parties
Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia or DeSUS Freedom Movement or GS (formerly Greens Actions Party or Z.DEJ) List of Marjan Sarec or LMS New Slovenia - Christian Democrats or NSi Party of Alenka Bratusek or SAB (formerly Alliance of Social Liberal Democrats or ZSD and before that Alliance of Alenka Bratusek or ZaAB) Resni.ca Slovenian Democratic Party or SDS (formerly the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia or SDSS) Slovenian National Party or SNS Social Democrats or SD The Left or Levica (successor to United Left or ZL)
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, Slovenia became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which was renamed Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia joined Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia as one of the constituent republics in the new Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). In 1990, Slovenia held its first multiparty elections, as well as a referendum on independence. Serbia responded with an economic blockade and military action, but after a short 10-day war, Slovenia declared independence in 1991. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the euro zone and the Schengen Area in 2007.
Military and Security: Military - note
the Slovenian Armed Forces (Slovenska Vojska or SV) are responsible for the defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory, deterring external threats, and contributing to European security and other international peacekeeping missions; the SV is also active in civil-military cooperation, such as the maintenance of local infrastructure; Slovenia has been a member of the EU and NATO since 2004, and one of the SV’s key missions is fulfilling the country’s commitments to NATO, including equipment modernization, participating in training exercises, and contributing to NATO operations; the SV provides troops to NATO’s efforts to enhance its presence in the Baltics (Latvia) and Eastern Europe (Slovakia); it has also participated in other international security missions with small numbers of personnel in such places as Africa, southern Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Middle East; NATO allies Hungary and Italy provide air policing for Slovenia the SV was formally established in 1993 as a reorganization of the Slovenia Defense Force; the Defense Force, along with the Slovenian police, comprised the majority of the forces that engaged with the Yugoslav People’s Army during the 10-Day War after Slovenia declared its independence in 1991 (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Slovenian Armed Forces (Slovenska Vojska, SV): structured as a combined force with air, land, maritime, and special operations components Ministry of Interior: National Police (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security service personnel strengths
approximately 6,000 active military personnel (2025)
Military and Security: Military deployments
110 Kosovo (NATO); up to 200 Slovakia (NATO) (2025)
Military and Security: Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
the military's inventory is a mix of Soviet/Cold War-era and smaller quantities of more modern, mostly Western equipment; Slovenia is in the midst of a modernization program to replace its Soviet-era equipment with NATO-standard European and US systems (2025)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2015
0.94% (2015 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2016
1.02% (2016 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2017
0.99% (2017 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2018
0.99% (2018 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2019
1.06% (2019 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2020
1.07% (2020 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2021
1.24% (2021 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2022
1.30% (2022 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2023
1.32% (2023 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2024
1.31% (2024 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2025
2% of GDP (2025 est.)
Military and Security: Military service age and obligation
18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; recruits sign up for 3-, 5-, or 10-year service contracts; no conscription (2026)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
14.3% (male 153,852/female 146,628)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
62.5% (male 683,573/female 627,788)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
23.2% (2024 est.) (male 213,619/female 272,433)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
4.54 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
1.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
11.05 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
5.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
7.52 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
9.88% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
47.2% (2021 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
11.2 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
35.7 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
2.8 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
58.5 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
22.8 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 99.5% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 0.5% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
5.3% of GDP (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
11.1% national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
5.28% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 est.)
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
0.73 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
8.8% of GDP (2022)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
15% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.10% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
4.1 beds/1,000 population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
1.4 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
1.6 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
1.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
People and Society: Languages: Languages
Slovene (official) 87.7%, Croatian 2.8%, Serbo-Croatian 1.8%, Bosnian 1.6%, Serbian 1.6%, Hungarian 0.4% (official, only in municipalities where Hungarian nationals reside), Italian 0.2% (official, only in municipalities where Italian nationals reside), other or unspecified 3.9% (2002 est.)
People and Society: Languages: major-language sample(s)
Svetovni informativni zvezek - neobhoden vir osnovnih informacij. (Slovene) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
85.0 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
79.7 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
286,000 LJUBLJANA (capital) (2018)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
3 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
People and Society: Median age: female
47.9 years
People and Society: Median age: male
45 years
People and Society: Mother's mean age at first birth
29 years (2020 est.)
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Slovenian
People and Society: Net migration rate
2.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
20.2% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
3.37 physicians/1,000 population (2022)
People and Society: Population
2,127,400 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest are less dense
People and Society: Population growth rate
-0.16% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
1,046,849
People and Society: Population: male
1,051,044
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 99.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 0.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): female
18 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): male
17 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total
17 years (2023 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
1.09 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.78 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.04 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: female
15.3% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: male
19.3% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: total
17.3% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
1.52 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.54% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
55.76% (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: IDPs
10 (2023 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
13,369 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: stateless persons
10 (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
42 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
S5
Transportation: Heliports
4 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
other 8
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
8 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Koper, Piran
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
0
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
0
Transportation: Ports: small
1
Transportation: Ports: total ports
2 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
1
Transportation: Railways: total
1,207 km (2020) 609 km electrified
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