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FactsBackground: The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though Communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2007. note: data are in 2010 US dollars GDP (official exchange rate): $46.44 billion (2010 est.); GDP - real growth rate: 1% (2010 est.); -8.1% (2009 est.); 3.7% (2008 est.); GDP - per capita (PPP): $28,400 (2010 est.); $28,000 (2009 est.); $30,500 (2008 est.); note: data are in 2010 US dollars GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 2.4%; industry: 31%; services: 66.6% (2010 est.); Population below poverty line: 12.3% (2008); Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 3.4%; highest 10%: 24.6% (2004); Labor force: 930,000 (2010 est.); Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 2.2%; industry: 35%; services: 62.8% (2009); Unemployment rate: 10.6% (2010 est.); 9.2% (2009 est.); Budget: revenues: $22.56 billion; expenditures: $25.53 billion (2010 est.); Industries: ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting; electronics (including military electronics), trucks, automobiles, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools; Industrial production growth rate: 1% (2010 est.); Electricity - production: 13 billion kWh (2009 est.); Electricity - consumption: 14.7 billion kWh (2009 est.); Electricity - exports: 7.82 billion kWh (2008 est.); Electricity - imports: 6.218 billion kWh (2008 est.); Statistics: CIA World Factbook. Press 1 2 Displaying 1 to 7 of 9 items. Delo(Left-wing), Ljubljana Demokracija(Independent weekly), Ljubljana Dnevnik(Moderate, left-wing), Ljubljana Druzina(Catholic weekly), Ljubljana Finance(Business), Ljubljana Mladina(Left-wing weekly), Ljubljana Nedeljski Dnevnik(weekly edition fo the daily Dnevnik), Ljubljana Slovenia in the NewsNATO Expands EastwardComment from Estonia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, and Macedonia Slovenia's Search for IdentityZurich's Neue Zurcher Zeitung looks at youth culture in Slovenia. Troubled Times, 10 Years OnWorld Press Review - From Belgrade's independent weekly newspaper The Reporter, a contextual primer on the roots of the Balkan conflict. |
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