People's Party (SLS), Marjan PODOBNIK,
chairman; United List (former Communists and allies - ZLSD), Janez
KOCIJANCIC, chairman; Slovene National Party (SNS), Zmago JELINCIC,
chairman; Democratic Party (DSS), Tone PERSAK, chairman; Greens of
Slovenia (ZS), Dusan PLUT, chairman, note - Greens merged with the
LDS; Slovene National Right (SND), Saso LAP, chairman
note: parties have changed as of the December 1992 elections

Other political or pressure groups: none

International organization participation: CCC, CE, CEI, EBRD, ECE,
FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,
Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO,
ITU, NACC, NAM (guest), OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Ernest PETRIC
chancery: 1525 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 667-5363
FAX: [1] (202) 667-4563
consulate(s) general: New York

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Victor JACKOVICH
embassy: address NA, Ljubljana
mailing address: P.O. Box 254, Prazakova 4, 61000 Ljubljana;
American Embassy, Ljubljana, Department of State, Washington, DC
20521-7140
telephone: [386] (61) 301-427, 472, 485
FAX: [386] (61) 301-401

Flag: three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red
with the Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav in white
against a blue background at the center, beneath it are two wavy
blue lines depicting seas and rivers, and around it, there are three
six-sided stars arranged in an inverted triangle); the seal is
located in the upper hoist side of the flag centered in the white
and blue bands

Economy
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Economic overview: Slovenia appears to be making a solid economic
recovery, fulfilling the promise it showed at the time of
Yugoslavia's breakup. Its per capita GDP is now the highest in
Central and Eastern Europe and not far below the levels in the
poorer West European countries. Slovenia has benefited from strong
ties to Western Europe and suffered comparatively small physical
damage during Yugoslavia's breakup. The beginning was difficult,
however. Real GDP fell 15% in 1991-92, while inflation soared to
200% in 1992 and unemployment reached 9%. The turning point came in
1993, when real GDP grew 1%, unemployment leveled off, and inflat