Area: 20 273 km²
Population: 2.0 million
Capital city: Ljubljana
Currency: 1 euro = 100 cent
National day: 25 June
EU-membership: 1 May 2004

Head of State: President Janez Drnovšek
Head of Government: Prime Minister Janez Janša
Foreign Minister: Dimitrij Rupel
Government: Coalition: Slovenska demokratska stranka (SDS, Slovenian Democratic Party, 29 seats), Nova Slovenija - Kršcanska ljudska stranka (NSi, New Slovenia – Christian People’s Party, 9 seats), Slovenska ljudska stranka (SLS, Slovene People’s Party, 7 seats), Demokraticna stranka upokojencev Slovenije (DeSUS, Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia, 4 seats)
Parliament: Bicameral: Državni Zbor, 90 members, elections every 4 years
Državni Svet, 40 members

GDP: €26 146 million (2004, rounded)
GDP per capita in PPS: €17 400 (2004, rounded)
Economic growth in real terms: + 4.2 % (2004, rounded)

Links:
Head of State: http://www.up-rs.si
Head of Government: http://www.kpv.gov.si/
Government: http://www.vlada.si
Foreign Minister: http://www.mzz.gov.si/
Parliament: http://www.dz-rs.si

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