At stake in this Referendum:

• Referendum on whether to restore basic rights to ethnic minorities erased from the citizen registry in 1992.

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Janez DRNOVSEK
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Anton ROP
• Assembly: Slovenia has a unicameral National Assembly with 90 seats.

Main provisions in the Referendum:

• Whether ethnic minorities whose residential status (and attendant rights) were erased in 1992 should have their rights restored.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 1,997,012 (2004)
• Registered Voters: 1,626,913 (2004)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 1,023,225 (2004)

·         Is Slovenia a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Slovenia ratified CEDAW: Yes, succession (6 July 1992)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: N/A

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 12 (following the 2000 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 25 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Slovenia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Slovenia ratified CRPD: Yes (24 April 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 299,551 (est.)