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Slovenia Government 1996
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Administrative divisions:
60 provinces (pokajine, singular - pokajina) Ajdovscina, Brezice, Celje,
Cerknica, Crnomelj, Dravograd, Gornja Radgona, Grosuplje, Hrastnik Lasko,
Idrija, Ilirska Bistrica, Izola, Jesenice, Kamnik, Kocevje, Koper, Kranj,
Krsko, Lenart, Lendava, Litija, Ljubljana-Bezigrad, Ljubljana-Center,
Ljubljana-Moste-Polje, Ljubljana-Siska, Ljubljana-Vic-Rudnik, Ljutomer,
Logatec, Maribor, Metlika, Mozirje, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto,
Ormoz, Pesnica, Piran, Postojna, Ptuj, Radlje Ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne Na
Koroskem, Ribnica, Ruse, Sentjur Pri Celju, Sevnica, Sezana, Skofja Loka,
Slovenj Gradec, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Smarje Pri Jelsah,
Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trzic, Velenje, Vrhnika, Zagorje Ob Savi, Zalec
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)
adopted 23 December 1991, effective 23 December 1991
based on civil law system
18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed)
President Milan KUCAN (since 22 April 1990); election last held 6 December
1992 (next to be held NA 1996); results - Milan KUCAN reelected by direct
popular vote
Prime Minister Janez DRNOVSEK (since 14 May 1992)
bicameral National Assembly
elections last held 6 December 1992 (next to be held NA 1996); results -
percent of vote by party NA; seats - (90 total) LDS 22, SKD 15, United List
(former Communists and allies) 14, Slovene National Party 12, SLS 10,
Democratic Party 6, ZS 5, SDSS 4, Hungarian minority 1, Italian minority 1
will become operational after next election in 1996; in the election of 6
December 1992, 40 members were elected to represent local and socioeconomic
interests
Supreme Court, Constitutional Court
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Political parties and leaders:
Liberal Democratic (LDS), Janez DRNOVSEK, chairman; Slovene Christian
Democrats (SKD), Lozje PETERLE, chairman; Social Democratic Party of
Slovenia (SDSS), Janez JANSA, chairman; Slovene People's National Party,
Marjan PODOBNIK, chairman; United List (former Communists and allies), Janez
KOCJANCIC, chairman; Slovene People's Party (SLS), Ivan OMAN, chairman;
Democratic Party, Igor BAVCAR, chairman; Greens of Slovenia (ZS), Dusan
PLUT, chairman
parties have changed as of the December 1992 elections
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Other political or pressure groups:
CCC, CE, CEI, EBRD, ECE, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, ILO,
IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO,
ITU, NAM (guest), OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,
WTO
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Diplomatic representation in US:
1525 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
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US diplomatic representation:
Ambassador E. Allan WENDT
P.O. Box 254, Prazakova 4, 61000 Ljubljana
American Embassy, Ljubljana, Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-7140
[386] (61) 301-427, 472, 485
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red with the
Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav in white against a blue
background at the center, beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas
and rivers, and around it, there are three six-sided stars arranged in an
inverted triangle); the seal is located in the upper hoist side of the flag
centered in the white and blue bands
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