Slovenia, a land of services, industry and construction with a wide variety of natural and cultural amenities

Beyond set of challenges related to aging population, Slovenia with its + 2 million potential consumers benefits from a well-educated workforce, well-developed infrastructure, and its location at the crossroads of major trade routes.

Slovenia is billed as a developed economy. Almost two-thirds of people are employed in services, and over one-third in industry and construction.

Taxes are relatively high, and the labor market is seen by business interests as being inflexible.

High level of openness makes Slovenia extremely sensitive to economic conditions in its main trading partners and changes in its international price competitiveness.

The main industries are motor vehicles, electric and electronic equipment, machinery, pharmaceuticals, and fuels.

In 2011 electricity production was 14,144 GWh, electricity consumption was 12,602 GWh. Electricity production by source: hydro 3,361 GWh, thermal 4,883 GWh, nuclear 5,899 GWh.

Slovenia offers tourists a wide variety of natural and cultural amenities. Important parts of tourism in Slovenia include congress and gambling tourism.

Most of foreign tourists to Slovenia come from the key European markets: Italy, Austria, Germany, Croatia, Benelux, Serbia, Russia and Ukraine, followed by UK and Ireland.

The road freight and passenger transport constitutes the largest part of transport in Slovenia at 80%.

The major Slovenian port is the Port of Koper. It is the largest Northern Adriatic port in terms of container transport, with almost 590,000 TEUs annually and lines to all major world ports.