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TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Internationally comparable strengths of Slovenia’s transport sector:

Excellent geographical location and transport connections

Good quality of port infrastructure with necessary logistics and transport connections

Good availability of public transport system

Relatively well-developed road transport infrastructure (especially motorways)

Density of railway network

One of Slovenia’s competitive advantages is its geographical location at the intersection of the 5th and 10th Pan-European Transport Corridors for road and rail transport. Besides this, the Adriatic Port of Koper is the shortest maritime connection for cargo arriving to landlocked countries of Central Europe through the Suez Canal from Asia.

Indicator of the port infrastructure quality, 2001

Source: Source: World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report (2001-2002)

Transit traffic has always played an important role and as the traditional transport and trade routes are being reopened, there is a clear upswing in road and rail transport services. Furthermore, Slovenia’s accession to the EU provides both Asian and EU manufacturers and traders with faster and more reliable trade routes that meet at fully-equipped logistics centres.

Rail density in selected countries (in km per sq. km and per capita), data for the EU-15, 1999, and for other countries, 1998

Sources: OECD: International Road Traffic and Accident Database (2001); EU Energy and Transport in Figures (2001); Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Slovenia (2001); Statistical Yearbook of the Slovak Republic (2001); UN - Annual Bulletin of Transport Statistics (2001).

Capital-intense investments in the transport sector gained momentum in mid-1990s. Over the last 6-7 years more than 3% of Slovenia’s GDP has been allocated to the construction and modernisation of the transport network and the motorway network is currently undergoing rapid expansion. Implementation of the National Motorway Construction Programme began in 1994 when Slovenia had less than 200 km of motorways. In December 2003, Slovenia had 331 km of modern motorways and works will continue in 2004 on further 116 km of motorways. The completion of the motorway network is planned for 2012.

Motorway density in selected countries (in km per sq. km and per capita), 1999