Factbook
Histoire de Slovénie — Chronologie
Dates clés de l'histoire de Slovénie, d'après le Factbook Magna et l'Encyclopédie universelle.
1918In 1918, Slovenia became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which was renamed Yugoslavia in 1929.
1990In 1990, Slovenia held its first multiparty elections, as well as a referendum on independence.
1991Independence: 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia).
1991Serbia responded with an economic blockade and military action, but after a short 10-day war, Slovenia declared independence in 1991.
2004Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the euro zone and the Schengen Area in 2007.
2018Major urban areas: 286,000 LJUBLJANA (capital) (2018) high-income EU and eurozone economy; high per-capita income and low inequality; key exports in automotive and pharmaceuticals; tight labor market with low unemployment; growth supported by private consumption and public investment, with risks from tight labor market and trade conditions; narrowing fiscal deficit and declining public debt Inflation: 2% (2024 est.).
2019Languages: Slovene (official) 87.7%, Croatian 2.8%, Serbo-Croatian 1.8%, Bosnian 1.6%, Serbian 1.6%, Hungarian 0.4% (official, only in municipalities where Hungarian nationals reside), Italian 0.2% (official, only in municipalities where Italian nationals reside), other or unspecified 3.9% Religions: Catholic 69%, Orthodox 4%, Muslim 3%, Christian 1%, other 3%, atheist 14%, non-believer/agnostic 4%, refused to answer 2% (2019 est.) Urban population: 56.1% of total population (2023).
2023Generation mix — fossil fuels: 24.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); nuclear: 35.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); solar: 6.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); hydroelectricity: 31.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) Energy use: 104.502 million Btu/person (2023 est.).
2023Industries: ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting; electronics (including military electronics), trucks, automobiles, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools Agriculture: milk, maize, wheat, barley, grapes, chicken, potatoes, beef, apples, pork (2023) Electricity access: 100% (2022 est.).
2025Military spending: 2% of GDP (2025 est.).
