SLOVENIA

IBN Group's Business Centre in Slovenia has their responsibility to support IBN Group clients in both Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic and Turkey) and South Eastern Europe (Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, FRY FYROM and Albania).

It should be noted that this site principally refers to the country data associated with Slovenia.   Specific details on the other Eastern and South Eastern European countries may be obtained from IBN Group's Head Office (see contact us below).

Slovenia 

Cepelnikova 6a
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Email:
slovenia@ibng.com

Contact person: Irena Rezec

 

General Information

Country (name in full):	Republic of Slovenia
Capital:	Ljubljana
Surface Area:	20,273 sq km
Official Languages:	Slovenian
Population:	2,010,347 (July 2006 est.)
Exchange Rates:	Real Time Converter
Real GDP Growth:	4% (2005 est.)
GDP per capita:	purchasing power parity - $21,500 (2005 est.)
Head of State:	President Janez DRNOVSEK (since 22 December 2002)
Head of Government:	Prime Minister Janez JANSA (since 9 November 2004)

 

Principal Trading Partners

Export Destinations
Germany 19.9%, Italy 12.7%, Croatia 9.4%, Austria 8.1%, France 8.1% (2005)

Import Destinations
Germany 19.5%, Italy 18.6%, Austria 12%, France 7.2%, Croatia 4.2% (2005)

Slovenian Overview

Geography & Population
Slovenia is situated in Central Europe and covers an area of 20,273 km2 (that's half the size of Switzerland). It has borders with Italy, Austria, Croatia and Hungary. Four major European geographic regions meet in Slovenia: the Alps, the Dinaric area, the Pannonian plain and the Mediterranean. Slovenia has a population of over 2 million and its capital city is Ljubljana.

Language
The official language is Slovene, one of the South Slavonic languages. In nationally mixed regions Italian and Hungarian are also spoken.

Government and Law
Slovenia proclaimed its constitution in December 1991 and its constitutional system is parliamentary democracy.

Climate
Most of Slovenia has a continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperatures are -2°C in January and 21°C in July. The average rainfall is 1000 mm for the coast, up to 3500 mm for the Alps, 800mm for south east and 1400 mm for central Slovenia.

Religion
Catholic 57.8%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 2.4%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census)

Slovenian, Eastern & South Eastern Calendar

Business travellers to Slovenia and other Eastern & South Eastern European countries should note that the countries enjoy a wide range of public holidays due to religious, national and other festive events.

IBN clients are recommended to consult with their regional Business Centres to obtain more specific regional travel advice in relation to public holidays in Eastern & South Eastern Europe as they may impact upon visit schedules.

Exhibitions and Conferences

IBN clients should consult their regional Business Centre for detailed information on exhibitions and conferences including exhibiting, booking requirements etc.

For a useful link on exhibition details, please visit the Fair Guide - www.fairguide.com.

To contact us, click here.

Travel Information

The Ljubljana Airport is Slovenia's main and central airport, which by performing airport and commercial services, covers the needs of a major part of the country and border regions of the neighboring countries. Its location near Slovenia's capital makes it especially important for the country.

The following information is provided to assist travellers when planning to visit Slovenia:

IDD:                                                      +386
Time:                                                    GMT +1 (+2hr Mar - Sept)
Voltage:                                                 220V
Cell Phone System:                                 Dual Band system (GSM and CDMA)
Dress:                                                    Business Suit
Taxi Fare to city from airport (average):     Various
Departure tax:                                        Yes

Foreign Visa Requirements

As visa requirements vary for visitors from country to country travellers should consult the specific country Embassies or Consulates for current travel advice. IBN clients are able to obtain country-specific information including supporting Letters of Invitation for business travel (if required) from their respective Business Centres.

Health Considerations

The level of health care in Slovenia and most other Eastern & South Eastern European countries generally corresponds to European standards.

Pharmacies in most countries are open from 7:00 to 20:00, and for urgent needs, certain pharmacies are open at night.

Every foreign visitor has the right to emergency medical care.   With certain countries (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Rumania and The Netherlands), Slovenia in particular has signed conventions for the guarantee of emergency medical assistance or treatment if the visitor submits the appropriate forms.   In such cases, the medical assistance is free.  Further information can be obtained from the health authorities with whom the visitor is insured or from the Slovenian Ministry of Labour.

Citizens of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Poland have the right to free medical care upon submitting their passports and health insurance or proof that they have their own insurance in their own country. Citizens of Great Britain need just passports.

Other foreign nationals whom conventions do not cover are also guaranteed emergency medical assistance however, they must bear the costs of such services themselves.

Local Currency

The local currency in Slovenia is the Slovene Tolar (SIT) which is made up of 100 stotins. The currency is found in denominations of 10 000, 5000, 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 tolars.

Other currency details may be obtained from IBN upon request.  

To use our Real-Time Currency Converter for Slovenia or any of the other Eastern & South Eastern European countries, click here. 

Useful Links

For business, national and regional news as well as current affairs, government and a more in depth view of Slovenia today, the following links should prove to be useful:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia - http://www.sigov.si
Slovenia Tourism Board - http://www.slovenia-tourism.si
Ljubljana Airport - http://www.lju-airport.si/ang/default.htm
Slovenia Weekly - http://weekly.vitrum.si/sw.htm
Slovenian Business Week - http://www.gzs.si/eng/news/sbw

Disclaimer

Whilst IBN Group Pty Ltd (IBN) has taken due care to obtain and provide the country information detailed on this site, it cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy of the same information and data. As this country information and data has been received from various sources, accepted by IBN as being reliable, IBN itself makes no representation concerning its completeness, truth or accuracy or its suitability for any particular purposes.