SLOVENIA- INFO

BASIC

• Surface Area: 20 273 sq km
• Borders: Austria ,Italy, Hungary and Croatia
• Capital City: Ljubljana
• Population: 2 039399 (2008)
• Official language: Slovenian
• Population (Age structure & projected population growth):
  • Population aged (0-14) - 14.1%
  • Population aged (15-64) - 70.2%
  • Population aged (65+) - 15.8%
  • Population growth rate: 0.24% (medium variant from 2005-2010)

ECONOMIC

• Natural Resources:
  Coal, mercury, timber.
• Industries:
  Ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting, electronics (including military electronics), trucks, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools.
• Agriculture – products: Potatoes, hops, wheat, sugar beets, corn, grapes; cattle, sheep, poultry.
• Currency & Code : Euro; Code: EUR
• Industrial Growth: n/a
• GDP (in currency): 37.403 EUR millions (2008)
• GDP Growth:: 4.1% (2008)
• GDP per capita: 18.646 EUR (2008)
• Consumer Inflation: 5.7% (2008)
• Unemployment: 4.96(2008)
• Foreign Direct Investment: (in currency): n/a
• Current Account(in currency): minus 1.610 EUR billions (2007)
• Public Debt: (as % of GDP): 25.9% (2008)
• External debt(in currency): 34,100 EUR millions (2007)
• Exports(in currency): n/a
• Imports(in currency): n/a

TRAVEL TIPS

CLIMATE

• There are three different types of climate in Slovenia: continental in the central part, Alpine in the north-west and sub-Mediterranean along the coast and its hinterland.

GETTING AROUND

• Car Rental Companies: Budget Rent a Car
• Taxi Companies: A1 Halo Taxi, Gea Taxi, Hit Taxi, Taxi Intertours Ljubljana, Taxi-Jozeta Pucnika Ljubljana
• Banks: Bank of Slovenia, Abanka Vipa, UniCredit banka Slovenija, Banka Celje, NLB Banka Domžale, Banka Koper, Banka Sparkasse

WHERE TO STAY

• Luxury Hotels: Central Hotel, Austria Trend Hotel Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union Business, Grand Hotel Union Executive, Best Western Premier Hotel Slon

WHAT TO SEE

• Main Squares: The Prešernov trg square
• History and Culture: Ljubljana Castle, Main Northern Town Gate, Robba's Fountain, National and University Library
• Shopping:
• Parks and Gardens:Botanic Garden of the University of Ljubljana