Outline of this article:
1. Location and zoning; 2. Area and terrain
(b) Economy and development;
5. Cities and others.
1. Location and division
1. Slothonia location
SloveniaN Slovenia is a Central European country bordered by Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia. Slovenia once belonged to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Croatia, became independent in 1991, and joined the European Union and NATO in 2004.
The country is divided into 12 statistical regions with a total of 211 municipal administrative units.
2. Area and terrain
2. Topography of Slovenia
Slovenia's 20,273 square kilometers, rounded to 20,000 square kilometers, ranks sixth from the bottom among the 34 provinces and municipalities on the mainland, surpassing Hong Kong, Macao and Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai (Beijing 17,000 square kilometers), or a positive number of 30, lower than Taiwan and Hainan Island.
Slovenia is located in the middle temperate zone of 46 degrees north latitude, the confluence of the European Alps, the middle Danube Plain and the Mediterranean Sea, with a mountainous land, a small number of plains, the highest altitude of 2867 meters, the average altitude of 557 meters, the average temperature in January in winter -2 °C, the average temperature in July in summer is 21 °C.
Population and gender
3. Population of Slovenia
Slovenia has a population of 2.08 million, rounded to 2 million, ranking 149th in the world. The population density of 103 people per square kilometer increased by 0.01 per cent per year, the urbanization rate was 55 per cent and the fertility rate for women was 1.6 per cent. The net acceptance of immigrants is 2,000 people, and some people have immigrated, indicating that the living conditions are relatively not bad. The median age of the population is 45 years old, and the aging is already very serious.
4. Proportion of female population in Slovenia
The slovenian population is 50.2% female, compared to 48.71% on the mainland (blue line).
There are about 2,000 overseas Chinese in Slovenia, accounting for 1% of the country's population.
Economy and development
5. Slovenian GDP per capita
Comparing Slovenia's (yellow line) GDP per capita with Slovakia 's (brown line) shows that Slovenia is higher than Slovakia. This shows that the location is very important, Central Europe is close to the more developed Western Europe, and Slovenia has an outlet to the Mediterranean Sea, while Slovakia is a purely landlocked country. The situation in Slovakia can be seen in another article: the size of Harbin in Slovakia, the population of Xiangyang, and the housing prices in Zhengzhou, the growth rate of 7% in 27 years exceeded that of the Czech Republic.
6. GDP growth rate of Slovenia
From Figure 5, we can already see that Slovenia and Slovakia have almost the same growth curve per capita GDP, and from Figure 6, it can be seen that the GDP growth rates of Slovenia and the Czech Republic have almost overlapped in the last 30 years. The two countries had negative growth during the two world economic crises in the 1990s and 2008, and negative growth again in 2020 due to the epidemic. The situation in the Czech Republic can be seen in another article: the size of Harbin in Slovakia, the population of Xiangyang, and the housing prices in Zhengzhou, the growth rate of 7% in 27 years exceeds that of the Czech Republic.
7. List of developed countries
The latest preliminary per capita GDP on the mainland has reached 12,600 US dollars, about half of Slovenia's. With a gdp of US$26,000 per capita, Slovenia is a goalkeeper in a developed country. After deducting bermuda, Qatar, Brunei, San Marino, Luxembourg, Iceland and other very small countries or regions with a population of less than 1 million, there are 21 countries that are more developed than Slovenia (most of the developed countries in the world take the per capita GDP of 20,000 US dollars as the standard, and there are also 30,000 US dollars as the standard, this article takes 25,000). If the annual continental growth rate is 3% higher than that of Slovenia, it can surpass Slovenia in 24 years; if the annual continental growth rate is 4% higher than that of Slovenia, it can reach Slovenia in 17 years. Slovenia's GDP per capita in 2002 was $12,000. Overall, Slovenia is about 20 years ahead of the mainland.
8. Slovenian income and prices
Slovenia uses the euro, and 1 euro is about 7.2 yuan at the current exchange rate. The average monthly income in Slovenia is 1160 euros (from 1114 euros in 2019, an increase of 2% for two consecutive years to 2021), which is equivalent to 8350 yuan per month (100,000 yuan per year). Its pre-tax income is 1720 euros, indicating that the tax rate is 35%, which is not low. Pre-tax income in the public sector was €2,050, in the private sector it was €1,617, and in terms of the number of employees alone, the public sector accounted for 24 percent of all employees and the private sector for 76 percent.
From the price point of view, pork 7.6 euros per kilogram, that is, 3.8 euros per kilogram≈ 27 yuan per kilogram, which is not cheap. Beef is 11.3 euros per kilogram, equivalent to 41 yuan per kilogram, which is also more expensive than the mainland. Chicken 5 euros per kilogram, equivalent to 18 yuan per catty. Eggs cost 0.17 euros per ≈ 1.2 yuan each, and the price is roughly twice that of the mainland. Is this price high or low compared to the average annual salary of 150,000 before tax and 100,000 after tax?
5. Cities and others
9. Map of Slovenia
Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is also the country's road and rail transportation center.
10. The capital of Slovenia
Ljubljana is located in a mountain valley with a smooth terrain, about 8-9 km from all directions through the city. The airport is located in the northern suburbs, about 13 km from the city.
In the lower left corner of Figure 9, zoom in to find the city next to the Gulf of Trieste belonging to Italy, where Slovenia has no railways at koper and Izola.
12. Koper and Izola
In fact, the two port cities of Koper and Izola are relatively convenient, and they are connected by fast roads, of which Koper has a railway.
13. Koper Port
Slovenia's main trading partner is the European Union, and the mainland ranks 7th out of its top ten import sources.
14. Slovenian trade - country of origin of imports
Slovenia imported about US$1.3 billion from the mainland in 2019, with exports to the mainland being less than Turkey (US$1 billion) and the Czech Republic (US$900 million). 2020 to 2021 is in the midst of an epidemic, and there are no updated data.
15. Slovenian trade - exports
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