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Slovenia

Republic of Slovenia
Republika Slovenija  (Slovene)
Flag of Slovenia
Coat of arms of Slovenia
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Zdravljica 
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Location of  Slovenia  (dark green)– in Europe  (green & dark grey)– in the European Union  (green)
Location of  Slovenia  (dark green)

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)

Capital
and largest city
Ljubljana
46°03′N 14°30′E / 46.050°N 14.500°E / 46.050; 14.500
Official languages Slovene
Ethnic groups (2002)
Demonym Slovene
Government Unitary parliamentary
constitutional republic
• President
Borut Pahor
Miro Cerar
Legislature Parliament
National Council
National Assembly
Establishment
• State of Slovenes,
Croats and Serbs

becomes independent

29 October 1918

4 December 1918
• Yugoslavia becomes a republic
29 November 1945
• Independence from Yugoslavia
25 June 1991
1 May 2004
Area
• Total
20,273 km2 (7,827 sq mi) (154th)
• Water (%)
0.7
Population
• 2016 estimate
2,064,188 (144th)
• 2002 census
1,964,036
• Density
101.8/km2 (263.7/sq mi) (106th)
GDP (PPP) 2017 estimate
• Total
$68,770 billion (97th)
• Per capita
$33,279 (38th)
GDP (nominal) 2017 estimate
• Total
$45.917 billion
• Per capita
$22,220
Gini (2014) Negative increase 25.0
low · 3rd
HDI (2014) Increase 0.880
very high · 25th
Currency Euro () (EUR)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)
CEST (UTC+2)
Date format dd. mm. yyyy
Drives on the right
Calling code +386
ISO 3166 code SI
Internet TLD .si
During World War II, Nazi Germany and Hungary annexed northern areas (brown and dark green areas, respectively), while Fascist Italy annexed the vertically hashed black area (solid black western part being annexed by Italy already with the Treaty of Rapallo). Some villages were incorporated into the Independent State of Croatia. After 1943, Germany took over the Italian occupational area, as well.
Traditional regions of Slovenia
Borders of the Historical Habsburgian Lands in the Republic of Slovenia.png
1 Slovene Littoral; Carniola: 2a Upper
2b Inner, 2c Lower
3 Carinthia; 4 Styria; 5 Prekmurje

Coordinates: 46°07′N 14°49′E / 46.117°N 14.817°E / 46.117; 14.817

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)

Slovenia (Listeni/slˈvniə, slə-, -njə/sloh-VEE-nee-ə; Slovene: Slovenija [slɔˈʋéːnija]), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: About this sound Republika Slovenija ,abbr.: RS), is a nation state in southern Central Europe, located at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.06 million. It is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, European Union, and NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.


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