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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.<ref name="CIA_SI" /> | 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.<ref name="CIA_SI" /> | ||
{{See also|Yugoslavia}} | |||
==Economical characteristics== | ==Economical characteristics== | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 21 November 2010
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.[1]
Economical characteristics
- Currency: Euro (ISO code: EUR)
- Central bank discount rate: 3% (31 December 2008)[1]
- Commercial banks lending rate: 7.41% (31 December 2008)[1]
- Stock of money (M1): $10.5 billion (30 September 2009)[1]
- Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $15.9 billion (30 September 2009)[1]
Statistics
| Statistic / Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (million USD)[2] | 22 158 | 19 888 | 20 390 | 23 070 | 29 058 | 33 724 | 35 695 | 38 899 | 47 182 | 54 613 |
| Govt. debt (% of GDP)[3] | 22.180 | |||||||||
| Govt. revenue (% of GDP)[4] | 35.946 | 39.074 | 40.053 | 37.412 | 39.357 | 38.810 | 38.769 | 38.557 | 36.972 | 38.134 |
| Govt. expenses (% of GDP)[5] | 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.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCIA_SI - ↑ World Bank. "Slovenia: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29.
- ↑ World Bank. "Slovenia: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29.
- ↑ World Bank. "Slovenia: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29.
- ↑ World Bank. "Slovenia: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-29.
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