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Country Guide > Europe > Slovenia | |
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General Information Area 20,273 sq km (7827 sq miles).
Population 1,995,033 (official estimate 2002). Population Density 98.4 per sq km. Capital Ljubljana. Population: 265,881 (2002). Geography This compact and strategically important country is dominated by mountains, rivers and major north–south and east–west transit routes. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast and Croatia to the southeast, with a 47km- (30 mile-) Adriatic Sea coastline, where the main port is Koper. Government Republic since 1991. Gained independence from Yugoslavia (now Serbia and Montenegro) in 1992. Head of State: President Janez Drnovaek since 2002. Head of Government: Prime Minister Anton Rop since 2004. Language Slovene, which is closely related to Croat and Czech. Most Slovenes speak German, Hungarian or Italian, with English as a second language. Religion Most of the population is Roman Catholic (82 per cent), with small communities of other Christians including Eastern Orthodox; there are Muslim and Jewish minorities. Time GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October). Electricity 220 volts AC, 50Hz. Communications Telephone IDD is available. Country code: 386. Outgoing international code: 00. Calls can be made with magnetic phonecards. For emergencies, dial 112 (ambulance service and fire brigade) or 113 (police). Mobile telephone GSM 1800/900/3G networks cover nearly the whole country. Main network operators are Mobitel (website: www.mobitel.si), SIMobil (website: www.simobil.si) and Vega (website: www.vega070.com). Fax Available to and from countries worldwide. Internet Internet cafes are available. Telegram Facilities are limited. Post Reasonable internal service. Stamps can be bought at bookstalls. Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1800, Sat 0800-1200. The post office at Cigaletova 5, Ljubljana is open 24 hours. Press The main dailies are Delo and Slovenske novice (both in Ljubljana). The state news agency, STA, produces material in English for international distribution on a daily basis. English-language publications include Ars Vivendi, Slovenia Weekly, Slovenian Business Report and Slovenija. The state TV and radio station RTS produces regular news and other broadcasts in English and other West European languages during the tourist season. Radio BBC World Service (website: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice) and Voice of America (website: www.voa.gov) can be received. From time to time the frequencies change and the most up-to-date can be found online. |
