Official Name Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija)
Location Slovenia shares borders with Hungary to the East, Italy to the West, Croatia to the South and Austria to the North
Capital Ljubljana
Major Cities Maribor, Kranj, Ptuj, Celje
Area 20,273 sq. kms. (Approximately half the size of Haryana)
Climate Mediterranean on coast, continental inland
Population Approximately over two million
Ethnicity Slovenes 83.06%, Croats 1.81%, Serbs 1.98%, Bosnians 1.10%, Hungarians 0.32%, Albanians 0.31%, Macedonians 0.20%, Roma 0.17%, Montenegrins 0.14%, Italians 0.11% (2002 census)
Language Slovene
Time Zone Central European Time Zone (IST – 3 ½ hours during March-October and
IST – 4 ½ hours during remaining period of the year.)
STD Code + 386
Political structure
Slovenia is bicameral parliamentary democracy. National Assembly has 90 deputies elected for a term of four years. The last elections for the National Assembly were held in June 2018. Its current President (Speaker) is Mr. Dejan Židan.
The National Council has 40 elected representatives with a five-year term. Its present Chairman is Mr. Alojz Kovšca.
The President of Slovenia is elected for five years for a maximum of two terms. The current President Mr. Borut Pahor was elected for a second term on 12 November 2017.
Government
After the 3 June 2018 Parliamentary elections, the Parliament endorsed PM Marjan Šarec’s Cabinet on 13 September 2018. PM Šarec heads a coalition of Marjan Šarec List (LMŠ), Social Democrats (SD), Modern Centre Party (SMC), Alenka Bratušek Party (SAB) and the Pensioners' Party (DeSUS).
The main Cabinet Members are:
Prime Minister - Mr. Marjan Šarec
Finance Minister - Mr. Andrej Bertoncelj
Defence Minister - Mr. Karl Erjavec
Minister of Education, Science and Sports - Mr. Jernej Pikalo
Minister of Infrastructure - Ms. Alenka Bratušek
Foreign Minister - Dr. Miro Cerar
Interior Minister - Mr. Boštjan Poklukar
Membership: Slovenia is a member of UN, OSCE, Council of Europe, IMF, WTO, NATO, OECD and EU. It joined the European Union in May 2004. Slovenia joined Schengen group of countries in December 2007.
Economic Indicators (All figures in Euro)
Currency Euro (since January 2007)
GDP Growth Rate 2.3% (2015), 3.1% (2016), 4.9% (2017), 4.5% (2018)
GDP (current prices) 38.86 bn (2015), 40.36 bn (2016), 43.00 bn (2017), 45.95 (2018)
GDP per capita 18,836 (2015), 19,547 (2016), 20,815 (2017), 22,182 (2018)
Inflation -0.5% (2015), -0.1% (2016), 1.4% (2017), 1.7% (2018)
Unemployment 12.30% (2015), 10.8% (2016), 9% (2017), 4.8% (2018)
Global Exports 23.94 bn (2015), 24.97 bn (2016), 28.22 (2017), 30.86 (2018)
Global Imports 23.30 bn (2015), 24.11 bn (2016), 27.60 (2017), 30.70 (2018)
Principal exports
Motor cars parts & accessories, electric machinery and equipment, machinery and mechanical appliances, pharmaceuticals, plastics and articles thereof, mineral fuels, iron and steel and aluminum, turbines, home appliances, organic chemicals, wood and articles thereof.
(Major destination of exports: Germany, Italy, Croatia, Austria, France, Poland, Serbia, Hungary, Russia, Switzerland, Czech Republic)
Principal imports
Motor vehicles parts and accessories, electric machinery and mechanical appliances, petroleum oils, electric machinery, pharmaceuticals, plastics, iron, steel and aluminum and articles thereof, organic chemicals
(Major sources of imports: Germany, Italy, Austria, Croatia, France, Hungary, Netherlands, China, Poland, Switzerland and Czech Republic)
Bilateral Trade
Trade in goods between Slovenia and India year wise-Euro Million*
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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Exports to India
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73.14
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87.11
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86.49
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110.64
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Imports from India
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236.88
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219.97
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183.52
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250.61
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Total
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310.02
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307.07
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270.00
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361.25
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Balance in India’s Favor
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163.74
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132.87
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97.04
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139.97
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*Statistical Office of Republic of Slovenia
Investment between India & Slovenia year-wise in Euro mn.
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2015
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2016
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2017
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India’s investment in Slovenia
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-12.8
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-11.2
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-11.3
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Slovenia’s investment in India
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-0.1
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-0.4
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0.4
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*Bank of Slovenia
Indian Community:
There is a very small Indian community of about 150, comprising mainly of students and PIOs.
August 2019