| The Republic of Slovenia is a country in Central | | | | About half of the country (11,691 km ²) is covered by |
| Europe and since 2004 a member state of the | | | | forests, making Slovenia the third most forested |
| European Union. It borders Italy to the west by the | | | | country in Europe, after Finland and Sweden. There |
| Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south | | | | are still remnants of original forest, the largest in the |
| and east, Hungary to the northeast and north to | | | | area of Kočevje. In turn, the pastoral areas occupy |
| Austria. | | | | 5593 km ² and fields and gardens 2.471 km ². |
| It has a population of 2,009,000 inhabitants. Some | | | | There are 363 km ² of orchards and 216 km ² of |
| 400,000 Slovenians living abroad, mainly in Italy, Austria | | | | vineyards. |
| and the United States. | | | | As of 2007, Slovenia has a population of 2,009,000 |
| Present-day Slovenia was formed on 25 June 1991 to | | | | inhabitants, although its population is declining slowly, |
| independence from Yugoslavia, after a relatively short | | | | almost in equilibrium, since in 2005 it was still 2000 more |
| armed conflict called War of the ten days the army | | | | than 2,011,614 inhabitants today. Life expectancy is 76.5 |
| opposed to the former federation. | | | | years. 99.7% of the population is literate. The average |
| In 2004 joined the European Union. | | | | number of children per woman is only 1.26 which is |
| Slovenia in 2007 is part of the Eurozone, the Schengen | | | | causing their population is reduced by 0.06% each |
| area, the Council of Europe and is being part of the | | | | year. |
| OECD. | | | | Novo Mesto, the largest population in the region of |
| Slovenia is a small Central European state of 20,273 | | | | Jugovzhodna Slovenija (Slovenia southeast) |
| km ² which is located between Italy, Austria, Hungary | | | | With 95 inhabitants / km ², Slovenia is in the last |
| and Croatia. It is a country with a very small expense | | | | places among European countries in population density |
| to the Adriatic Sea on the Gulf of Trieste, via the port | | | | (320/km ² compared with those for the Netherlands |
| of Koper, on the Istrian peninsula. This is partly an area | | | | or 195/km ² for Italy). Approximately 50% of the total |
| populated by Slovenes who speak Italian. | | | | population lives in urban areas. |
| The relief includes hills Karavanke Slovenian, Pohorje | | | | The official language is Slovene, which is in a group of |
| massif and crystalline limestone plateaus of Notranjsko | | | | South Slavic languages. The Hungarian and Italian |
| and Dolenjska. The Julian Alps, with the highest | | | | enjoy the status of official language in nationally mixed |
| elevation in the country, Mount Triglav (2,864 m), retain | | | | regions along the Italian and Hungarian border. |
| traces of Quaternary glacial erosion, with lakes as | | | | The predominant religion in Slovenia is Roman Catholic, |
| Bled. The karst formations, extending from Ljubljana to | | | | with 57.8% of the population professed that creed, |
| the coast, are carved by underground rivers and | | | | Muslim 2.4%, the Eastern Orthodox Church, with 2.3%, |
| caves are huge, like the caves of Postojna, 19 km long. | | | | Protestant, 0 9%, others 3.7%; agnostics and atheists |
| Apart from the Drava and Sava river include Kolpa. | | | | 10,1% and 22.8% said no. |
| The climate is mostly downhill, except in areas near the | | | | The ethnic composition consists of: Slovenian 87.8%, |
| sea. The climate varies from temperate coastal to the | | | | Serbs 2.4%, Croats 2.8%, Bosnian 1.4%. There are also |
| most extreme of the eastern highlands and mountains, | | | | Hungarian minority (0.4%), Italian (0.1%) and Gypsy. |
| here with higher summer rainfall. | | | | |