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Brief facts about Slovenia

Location in Europe:

Central Europe – Mediterranean Europe

Area: 20,273 km²

Highest peak: Triglav (2,864 m)

Adriatic coastline: 43,157 m (~43 km)

Measurement methodology based on Yugoslav maps (June 1991). GPS measurements in 2004 and 2006 from Lazaret to Dragonja River.

Excluded: piers, channels, Škocjanski zatok, salt ponds at Strunjan and Sečovlje.

Population: ~2,000,000

Neighbouring countries and border lengths:

Other features:

:: Caves and Karst ::
:: Rivers ::
:: Waterfalls ::

Larger Slovenian towns and ~ population:

Town Population
Ljubljana (330,000) 270,000

Geographical division of Slovenia by territory:

Alps42.1%
Dinaric land28.1%
Pannonian plain21.2%
Mediterranean8.6%

Protected areas: Google Earth interface

Type Number Example Area (ha)
National park 1 Triglav National Park 83,807
Regional parks 2 Škocjanske jame
Kozjansko 		413
20,000
Landscape parks 37 Logarska dolina
Sečoveljske soline 		60,298
650
Nature reserves 49 Zelenci 14

Climate:

Alpine in NW Slovenia
Continental (sub-Pannonian) in central Slovenia
Sub-Mediterranean in SW Slovenia (coastline)

Economy:

GDP per capita: ~€29,000 (2011 est.)
Currency: EURO

Slovenian anthem:

God's blessing on all nations,
who long and work for that bright day
when o'er earth's habitations
no war, no strife shall hold its sway;
Who long to see
that all men free
no more shall foes, neighbours be.
France Prešeren (1800–1849)