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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Slovenia in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links
may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** Slovenia recently
faced the biggest natural disaster in its history due to devastating floods.
Prime Minister Robert Golob estimated the damage at
500 million euros ($550 million) and reported that three people lost their
lives. The floods were caused by torrential rains, with a month’s equivalent
of rain falling in less than a day. Road and energy infrastructure, along
with hundreds of homes, were severely affected. Thousands of people had to be
evacuated, and the Slovenian army joined relief efforts to reach cut-off
areas in the north. Entire villages were submerged, bridges collapsed, and
outdoor camping sites destroyed. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Slovenia U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/si.html [accessed 17
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/slovenia/ [accessed 9 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - one of the
highest per capita GDPs in Central Europe; excellent infrastructure, a
well-educated work force, and a strategic location GDP -
per capita (PPP): $34,500 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
5.5% industry:
31.2% services: 63.3% (2017 est.) Unemployment
rate: 6.6% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 13.9% (2016
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 1.7 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 81.4 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 3.09 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 100% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Slovenia borgenproject.org/category/slovenia/ [accessed 9 March 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
10 Facts About Life Expectancy In Slovenia borgenproject.org/10-facts-about-life-expectancy-in-slovenia/ ~
10 Facts About Life Expectancy In Slovenia borgenproject.org/life-expectancy-in-slovenia/ ~
Top 8 Facts About Education In Slovenia borgenproject.org/top-8-facts-about-education-in-slovenia/ ~
The Slovenia Poverty Rate Is Improving borgenproject.org/slovenia-poverty-rate/ ~
Addressing Hunger In Slovenia borgenproject.org/hunger-in-slovenia-people-suffer/ ~
Poverty In Slovenia borgenproject.org/poverty-in-slovenia/ ~
Education In Slovenia borgenproject.org/education-in-slovenia/ Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Slovenia-ECONOMY.html [accessed 9 January 2021] Before
its independence, Slovenia was the most highly developed and wealthiest
republic of the former Yugoslav SFR, with a per capita income more than
double that of the Yugoslav average, and nearly
comparable to levels in neighboring Austria and Italy. Slovenia
freed prices and implemented a privatization law in November 1992, which has
enabled private businesses to expand. In
2001, an estimated 55% of the economy had been privatized. All material
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