DC 20036

Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
Johnny YOUNG embassy: Presernova 31, SI-1000 Ljubljana mailing address:
P. O. Box 254, Presernova 31, 1000 Ljubljana; American Embassy Ljubljana,
Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-7140 telephone: [386] (1)
200-5500 FAX: [386] (1) 200-5555

Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue,
and red, with the Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav,
Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center;
beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas and rivers, and above
it are three six-pointed stars arranged in an inverted triangle which are
taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene
dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries); the seal is
located in the upper hoist side of the flag centered in the white and
blue bands

Economy Slovenia

Economy - overview: Although Slovenia enjoys a GDP per capita
substantially higher than that of the other transitioning economies
of Central Europe, it needs to speed up the privatization process and
the dismantling of restrictions on foreign investment. About 45% of the
economy remains in state hands, and the level of foreign direct investment
inflows as a percent of GDP is the lowest in the region. Despite the
global slowdown in 2001, the economy turned in an excellent record on
exports, which grew 5%. Inflation dropped slightly but at 8.4% remains
a matter of concern.

GDP: purchasing power parity - $31 billion (2001 est.)

GDP - real growth rate: 4% (2001 est.)

GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $16,000 (2001 est.)

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 4% industry: 35% services: 61%
(2001 est.)

Population below poverty line: NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 23% (1998)

Distribution of family income - Gini index: 28.4 (1998)

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 8.4% (2001 est.)

Labor force: 857,400

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%

Unemployment rate: 11.5% (2001 est.)

Budget: revenues: $8.11 billion expenditures: $8.32 billion, including
capital expenditures of $NA (1997 est.)

Industries: ferrous metallurgy and rolling mill products, aluminum
reduction and rolled products, lead and zinc smelting, electronics
(including military electronics), trucks, electric