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GeographyLocation: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Croatia andItaly
Area: Land boundaries: total 1,045 km, Austria 262 km, Croatia 501 km, Italy 199 km, Hungary83 km Coastline: 32 km
PeoplePopulation: 2,051,522 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 0.24% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 11.85 births/1,000 population Death rate: 9.27 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -0.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 7.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 1.64 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Slovene 91%, Croat 3%, Serb 2%, Muslim 1%, other 3% Religions: Roman Catholic 96% (including 2% Uniate), Muslim 1%, other 3% Languages: Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croatian 7%, other 2%
Literacy:
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Government
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Type: emerging democracy Capital: Ljubljana Independence: 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia) Constitution: adopted 23 December 1991, effective 23 December 1991
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $16 billion National product real growth rate: 4% National product per capita: $8,110 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 20% Unemployment rate: 9%
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |