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Climber stranded in the Himalayas, colleague says
Nov 12, 2009 10:55 EST
Injured Slovenian climber stranded in the Himalayas, rescue attempt under way, colleague says. A veteran Slovenian mountaineer has become stranded in the Himalayas during a solo climb, and bad weather is hampering rescue efforts, a colleague said Thursday.
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| Republic of Slovenia
Republika Slovenija
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| Anthem: 7th stanza of Zdravljica | ||||||
 Location of Slovenia (dark green)
– on the European continent (bright green & dark gray) | ||||||
| Capital (and largest city) | .svg){kind=small} Ljubljana46°03′N 14°30′E / 46.05°N 14.5°E | |||||
| Official languages | Slovene1 | |||||
| Demonym | Slovenian, Slovene | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic | |||||
| - | President | Danilo Türk | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Borut Pahor | ||||
| Independence | from Yugoslavia | |||||
| - | Declared | 25 June 1991 | ||||
| - | Recognised | 1992 | ||||
| EU accession | 1 May 2004 | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 20,273 km2 (153rd) 7,827 sq mi | ||||
| - | Water (%) | 0.6 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2009 estimate | 2,053,355 (144th) | ||||
| - | 2002 census | 1,964,036 | ||||
| - | Density | 99.6/km2 (80th) 251/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $59.413 billion[1] (82nd) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $29,520[1] (30th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $54.639 billion[1] (69th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $27,148[1] (31st) | ||||
| Gini (2007) | 28.4 (low) | |||||
| HDI (2007) | ▲ 0.929 (very high) (29th) | |||||
| Currency | Euro (€)3 (EUR) | |||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .si4 | |||||
| Calling code | 386 | |||||
| 1 Italian and Hungarian are recognised as official languages in the residential municipalities of the Italian or Hungarian national community. 2 Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Population, Slovenia, 30 June 2008 3 Prior to 2007: Slovenian tolar 4 Also .eu, shared with other European Union member states. | ||||||
