Slovenia

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.

Economical characteristics

• Currency: Euro (ISO code: EUR)
• Central bank discount rate: 3% (31 December 2008)
• Commercial banks lending rate: 7.41% (31 December 2008)
• Stock of money (M1): $10.5 billion (30 September 2009)
• Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $15.9 billion (30 September 2009)

Statistics

Statistic / Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
GDP (million USD)	22 158	19 888	20 390	23 070	29 058	33 724	35 695	38 899	47 182	54 613
Govt. debt (% of GDP)	22.180
Govt. revenue (% of GDP)	35.946	39.074	40.053	37.412	39.357	38.810	38.769	38.557	36.972	38.134
Govt. expenses (% of GDP)	35.163	39.017	39.908	39.133	39.457	39.316	39.702	38.641	35.757	37.373
Debt to revenue (years)	0.617

References

Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.

External links

• Slovenia on Wikipedia
• Central bank of Slovenia
• Country profile (pdf) from the Enterprise Studies page (part of the The World Bank Group)
• BBC country profile