Slovenia

• Sava River polluted with domestic and industrial waste;
• pollution of coastal waters with heavy metals and toxic chemicals;
• forest damage near Koper from air pollution (originating at metallurgical and chemical plants) and resulting acid rain

party to:

Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

signed, but not ratified:

Air Pollution-Sulphur 94

0-14 years:

17% (male 168,633; female 160,202)

15-64 years:

70% (male 692,043; female 686,707)

65 years and over:

13% (male 96,023; female 168,131) (July 1998 est.)

at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years:

1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

1 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.57 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

total population:

75.15 years

male:

71.48 years

female:

79.02 years (1998 est.)

noun:

Slovene(s)

adjective:

Slovenian

conventional long form:

Republic of Slovenia

conventional short form:

Slovenia

local long form:

Republika Slovenije

local short form:

Slovenija

136 municipalities (obcine, singular-obcina) and 11 urban municipalities* (obcine mestne, singular-obcina mestna) Ajdovscina, Beltinci, Bled, Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Brda, Brezice, Brezovica, Cankova-Tisina, Celje*, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Cerknica, Cerkno, Crensovci, Crna na Koroskem, Crnomelj, Destrnik-Trnovska Vas, Divaca, Dobrepolje, Dobrova-Horjul-Polhov Gradec, Dol pri Ljubljani, Domzale, Dornava, Dravograd, Duplek, Gorenja Vas-Poljane, Gorisnica, Gornja Radgona, Gornji Grad, Gornji Petrovci, Grosuplje, Hodos Salovci, Hrastnik, Hrpelje-Kozina, Idrija, Ig, Ilirska Bistrica, Ivancna Gorica, Izola, Jesenice, Jursinci, Kamnik, Kanal, Kidricevo, Kobarid, Kobilje, Kocevje, Komen, Koper*, Kozje, Kranj*, Kranjska Gora, Krsko, Kungota, Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart, Lendava, Litija, Ljubljana*, Ljubno, Ljutomer, Logatec, Loska Dolina, Loski Potok, Luce, Lukovica, Majsperk, Maribor*, Medvode, Menges, Metlika, Mezica, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mislinja, Moravce, Moravske Toplice, Mozirje, Murska Sobota*, Muta, Naklo, Nazarje, Nova Gorica*, Novo Mesto*, Odranci, Ormoz, Osilnica, Pesnica, Piran, Pivka, Podcetrtek, Podvelka-Ribnica, Postojna, Preddvor, Ptuj*, Puconci, Race-Fram, Radece, Radenci, Radlje ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne-Prevalje, Ribnica, Rogasevci, Rogaska Slatina, Rogatec, Ruse, Semic, Sencur, Sentilj, Sentjernej, Sentjur pri Celju, Sevnica, Sezana, Skocjan, Skofja Loka, Skofljica, Slovenj Gradec*, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Smarje pri Jelsah, Smartno ob Paki, Sostanj, Starse Store, Sveti Jurij, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trzic, Turnisce, Velenje*, Velike Lasce, Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice Vojnik, Vrhnika, Vuzenica, Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki, Ziri, Zrece

chief of state:

President Milan KUCAN (since 22 April 1990)

head of government:

Prime Minister Janez DRNOVSEK (since 14 May 1992)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly

elections:

• president elected by popular vote for a five-year term;
• election last held 24 November 1997 (next to be held NA 2002);
• following National Assembly elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition is usually nominated to become prime minister by the president and elected by the National Assembly;
• election last held 10 November 1996 (next to be held NA November 2000)

election results:

• Milan KUCAN elected president;
• percent of vote-Milan KUCAN 56.3%, Janez PODOBNIK 18%;
• Janez DRNOVSEK elected prime minister;
• percent of National Assembly vote-51%

• Supreme Court, judges are elected by the National Assembly on recommendation of the Judicial Council;
• Constitutional Court, judges elected for nine-year terms by the National Assembly and nominated by the president

• Liberal Democratic or LDS [Janez DRNOVSEK, chairman];
• Slovene Christian Democrats or SKD [Lozje PETERLE, chairman];
• Social Democratic Party of Slovenia or SDS [Janez JANSA, chairman];
• Slovene People's Party or SLS [Marjan PODOBNIK, chairman];
• United List (former Communists and allies) or ZLSD [Borut PAHOR, chairman];
• Slovene National Party or SNS [Zmago JELINCIC, chairman];
• Democratic Party of Retired (Persons) of Slovenia or DeSUS [Joze GLOBACNIK]

chief of mission:

Ambassador Dimitrij RUPEL

chancery:

1525 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036

telephone:

[1] (202) 667-5363

chief of mission:

Ambassador Victor JACKOVICH

embassy:

address NA, Ljubljana

mailing address:

P.O. Box 254, Prazakova 4, 1000 Ljubljana; American Embassy Ljubljana, Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-7140

telephone:

[386] (61) 301-427, 472, 485

three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red with the Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center, beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas and rivers, and above it, there are three six-sided stars arranged in an inverted triangle which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries); the seal is located in the upper hoist side of the flag centered in the white and blue bands

total:

857,400

by occupation:

services 62%, industry 36%, agriculture 2% (1995)

total value:

$8.3 billion (f.o.b., 1996)

commodities:

manufactured goods 50.7%, machinery and transport equipment 31.4%, chemicals 10.5%, food 3.8% (1995)

partners:

Germany 31%, former Yugoslavia 16.5%, Italy 13%, Croatia 10%, France 7%, Austria 7%, US 5% (1996)

total value:

$9.5 billion (f.o.b., 1996)

commodities:

machinery and transport equipment 33.8%, manufactured goods 30.4%, chemicals 12.1%, fuels and lubricants 6.6%, food 8.4% (1995)

partners:

Germany 22%, Italy 17%, France 10%, Austria 10%, Croatia 6%, US 3% (1996)

domestic:

70% digital; full digitalization scheduled by 2000

international:

NA

total:

1,201 km

standard gauge:

1,201 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified 499 km) (1996)

total:

14,910 km

paved:

12,226 km (including 231 km of expressways)

unpaved:

2,684 km (1996 est.)

• significant progress has been made with Croatia toward resolving a maritime border dispute over direct access to the sea in the Adriatic;
• Italy is negotiating with Slovenia over property and minority rights issues dating from World War II