Slovenia

Parliamentary Republic

Capital: Ljubljana
Population: 2,009,245
Next presidential election: 2012
Next parliamentary elections: 2012

National Government
as of July 16, 2009

President: Danilo Türk
Prime Minister: Borut Pahor
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food: Milan Pogačnik
Minister of Culture: Majda Širca
Minister of Defense: Ljubica Jelušič
Minister of Economy: Matej Lahovnik
Minister of Education and Sport: Igor Lukšič
Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning: Karl Viktor Erjavec
Minister of Finance: Franc Križanič
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Samuel Žbogar
Minister of Health: Borut Miklavčič
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology: Gregor Golobič
Minister of Interior: Katarina Kresal
Minister of Justice: Aleš Zalar
Minister of Labor, Family and Social Affairs: Ivan Svetlik
Minister of Public Administration: Irma Pavlinič-Krebs
Minister of Transport: Patrick Vlačič
Minister without Portfolio for Development and European Affairs: Mitja Gaspari
Minister without Portfolio for Local Self-Government and Regional Development: Zlata Ploštajner
Minister without Portfolio Responsible for Slovenes Abroad: Boštjan Žekš
Ambassador to the US: Roman Kirn
Permanent Representative to the UN: Sanja Štiglic
Central Bank Governor: Marko Kranjec

Online resources

General Information

BBC News Country Profiles
CIA World Fact Book
Mat' Kurja: A Guide to Virtual Slovenia
Slovenia.si
U.S. Department of State Background Notes

Government

Bank of Slovenia
City of Ljubljana
Embassy of Slovenia in Washington, D.C.
Government Communication Office
Government Ministers
Government of Slovenia
National Assembly of Slovenia
President of Slovenia
Prime Minister of Slovenia
US Embassy in Ljubljana

Non-Profit Sector

Amnesty International: Slovenia
Centre of the Republic of Slovenia for Mobility and European Educational and Training Programmes
Human Rights Ombudsman
Institute for Economic Development
Institute of Macroeconomic Research and Development
Legal Information Center for NGOs
REC Country Office: Slovenia
Slovenian Current Research Information System

Educational Institutions

Universities of Slovenia

Institut "Jozef Stefan"
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
University of Ljubljana
University of Maribor

Media

Slovenia Newspapers and News Media

DELO
Dnevnik
Slovenia Times
Slovenian Press Agency (English version)
Slovenian State Television