Slovenia

Country Profile


Contents

  1. Key Facts
  2. The Country
    1. Geography
    2. National History
    3. Further National Information
  3. Aviation
  4. Markings
    1. Civil Aircraft Registrations
  5. Aircraft Operators
    1. Military Air Arms
    2. Central Government Agencies
    3. Public Service Aviation
    4. Commercial Aviation
    5. Private Aviation
  6. Industry
    1. Aircraft Manufacturers
    2. Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots
  7. Airfields
    1. Civil Airports & Airfields
    2. Military Air Bases & Airfields
  8. On Show
    1. Aviation Museums
    2. Airshow Dates
  9. More Information
    1. Aviation-Related Magazines
    2. Aviation Bibliography
    3. Web Links
 


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Republic of Slovenia

(Republika Slovenija)

Key Facts

Date of Independence: 25 June 1991
Total Area Ranking: 153rd in the World
Population Size Ranking: 145th in the World
GDP Ranking: 75th in the World

The Country

Geography

The Republic of Slovenia is a small state in south-eastern Europe. It is situated in the north-western part of the Balkan Peninsula. It borders Austria to the north, Hungary to the north-east, Croatia to the south-east and Italy and the Adriatic Sea to the west. The country is mountainous, with fertile valleys and several rivers. Some 42% of the land is forested. It occupies a land area of 20,251 km2 (7820 sq miles) and has a population of 1,974,839 inhabitants (according to the 1991 Census). Its population comprises 88% Slovenes, 3% Croats, 2% Serbs, 1% Bosniak and 6% others. The capital city is Ljubljana.

National History

Summary Narrative History

Timeline – Key Dates in Slovenian History

Further National Information

BBC News Profile: Slovenia
Yahoo Slovenia page
wikipedia: Slovenia
wikipedia: History of Slovenia
Slovenian Government page
Slovenian Tourism page

Aviation

Text to be added on the development of aviation in Slovenia.

Markings

Civil Aircraft Registrations

Upon independence in 1991, the registration prefix SL-xxx was unofficially adopted, eg: SL-HAA.
The formally allocated registration prefix ‘S5-’ has been used since 199?, eg: S5-AAD.

No on-line civil register listing is known.

Aircraft Operators

Military Air Arms

Army Aviation (Air Force of the Slovenian Army)

Central Government Agencies

Government (Slovenian Government Aviation)

Public Service Aviation

Medical Aviation – none known
Police Aviation (Slovenian Police Aviation Unit)

Commercial Aviation

Adria Airways

wikipedia: Airlines of Slovenia
The World’s Airlines: Slovenia

Private Aviation

Aeronautical Association of Slovenia
Flycom – Commercial helicopter aviation

Industry

Aircraft Manufacturers

Pipistrel – Slovenian UL Aircraft manufacturer

Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots

None known.

Airfields

Civil Airports & Airfields

Ljubljana Airport
Portoroz Airport
Airports in Slovenia

Military Air Bases & Airfields

Military Air Bases Listing

On Show

Aviation Museums

There are plans for a European Aviation Museum at Maribor Airport.

Airshow Dates

Key Airshow Dates

More Information

Aviation-Related Magazines

Magazines Guide for Slovenia

Aviation Bibliography

Slovenia Aviation Bibliography

Web Links

World Trans Siberia
With an Ultralight Plane around the World in 80 days.

Thanks to Matjaz Partlic for updating this information.

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categories Countries, Start | | Posted datetime 1 May 2011 7:54 am | Last Updated 9 May 2011 6:43 pm |

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