Slovenia
| Population | 2.0 m |
| Capital | Ljubljana |
| Surface area | 20,100 km2 |
| Official Language | Slovene |
| Gross domestic product (GDP) (in euros) | 42.6 bn |
| GDP as a % of EU-27, based on 2009 data | 0.4 |
| GDP per capita by purchasing power standards (indexed to EU average of 100) | 90.7 |
| Currency | Euro |
| Human development index (HDI), an index based on life expectancy, education and GDP (max. 1) | 0.917 |
| World rank in HDI | 27/177 |
| Key economic sectors (% of GDP in 2002) | Services (65.8); industry (31.9); agriculture (2.3) |
| Unemployment in January 2010 | 6.8% (source: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table) |
| Main religious denominations | Roman Catholic (57.8% of the population according to the 2002 census) |
| Political system | A directly elected President selects his own prime minister and Council of Ministers. Legislative power is vested in a bicameral parliament, consisting of a National Assembly elected for four-year terms and an advisory State Council, elected for five-year terms and with the power of veto. |
| Electoral system | The National Assembly is elected by proportional representation. The State Council is chosen by panels representing the regions and various interest groups. |
| Current (March 2010) leaders | President: Danilo Türk (b. 1952), since December 2007 Prime minister: Borut Pohur (b. 1963), since November 2008 |
| Previous leaders: | Presidents: Janez Drnovsek (2002-08); Milan Kucan (1990-2002) Prime ministers: Janez Jansa (2004-08); Anton Rop (2002-04) |
| Joined the EU/EC | 2004 |
| Commissioner from country in Barroso II College of Commissioners, and portfolio | Janez Potocnik (Environment) |
| Number of MEPs | 8/754 |
| Turnout in 2009 EP elections (%) | 28.3 |
| Member of eurozone | Yes (since 1 January 2007) |
Except where a specific reference is inserted, the sources for this profile are either Neill Nugent’s book itself, or Barry Turner (ed.), The Statesman’s Yearbook Online, Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan. If your library subscribes, you can gain access at
http://www.statesmansyearbook.com