Official Name: Republic of Slovenia Location: Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia. Capital: Ljubljana Area: total: 20,273 sq km land: 20,151 sq km water: 122 sq km Lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m Highest point: Triglav 2,864 m

The Belfry Of The Church Of The Assumption On Bled Island And The Julian Alps., Gorenjska, Slovenia More pictures Purchase this poster

Population: 2,009,245 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Slovene(s) Ethnic groups: Slovene 88%, Croat 3%, Serb 2%, Bosniak 1%, Yugoslav 0.6%, Hungarian 0.4%, other 5%. Religions: Roman Catholic (Uniate 2%) 70.8%, Lutheran 1%, Muslim 1%, atheist 4.3%, other 22.9%. Languages: Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croatian 6%, other 3%.

Mediterranean climate on the coast. Continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east.

Government type: Parliamentary democratic republic. Independence: 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia). National holiday: Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991).

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