Towns

Ljubljana  is the capital of Slovenia and has total population of 268,000. It is also the cradle of the country's largest university – the University of Ljubljana  with some 60,000 students. The University is composed of 26 faculties, 3 art academies, and higher educational institutions that provide a wide range of courses in engineering, computers science, chemistry, pharmacy and biotechnology, medicine, business, and languages.

Other principal towns in the region include Domžale  (30,300), Kamnik  (26,800), Vrhnika (17,800) and Grosuplje (16,200).

Economy

Just like in other developed countries of the EU, the service sector prevails. The share of manufacturing is below the Slovenian average with the following important industries:

• chemicals
• metal-processing
• pulp and paper
• food & beverages

Industry is export-oriented and accounts for more than 80% of the region's exports, while employing 32% of labour force.

A breakdown of the service sector shows that the following branches are the most successful:

• trade
• real-estate
• business services
• transport & logistics
• warehousing
• finance

Companies

The most important companies operating in the region include:

• G7 d.o.o. (private security activities)
• Mercator d.d. (retail sale in non-specialized stores with predominating food & beverages)
• Mobitel d.d. (wireless telecommunications activities)
• Skupina Viator & Vektor d.d. (freight transport by road)
• DZS d.d. (publishing house and wholesale of office products)
• Slovenske železnice, d.o.o. (freight rail transport)
• Adria Airways d.d. (passenger air transport)
• SCT d.d. (construction of roads and motorways)
• Sodexo d.o.o. (food and facilities management services)
• Spar Slovenija d.o.o. (retail sale in non-specialized stores with predominating
• ood & beverages)
• Activa Cleaning Ltd. (general cleaning of buildings)
• Big Bang d.o.o. (retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialized stores)
• Hella Saturnus Slovenija d.o.o. (manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles)
• Elektro - Slovenija d.o.o. (transmission of electricity)
• SCT GEM d.o.o. (renting of construction or demolition equipment with operator)
• Telekom Slovenije d.d. (wired telecommunications activities)
• Petrol d.d., (retail sale of own automotive fuel in specialized stores)
• Sintal d.d. (private security activities)
• Elektro Ljubljana d.d. (distribution of electricity)
• Lidl d.o.o. (retail sale in non-specialized stores with predominating food & beverages)
• Hermes Softlab joint stock company (software solutions)