Slovenia
Slovenia (officially Republic of Slovenia) is a country in Central Europe, with its capital at Ljubljana, and is home to roughly 2.1M people.
Slovene is the official language; the currency in circulation is Euro (€); people from here are called Slovene.
- »More than half of Slovenia is forested.
- »The Karst region gave its name to karst topography worldwide.
Slovenia touches four neighbours: Austria to the north, Croatia to the southeast, Hungary to the east and Italy to the southwest. Directions run from one centre to the other.
Ljubljana's centre was reshaped by the architect Jože Plečnik in the early 20th century, and the city has closed its core to cars.
20,130 km² (7,772 sq mi), 152nd largest of 198 countries and territories on file, almost exactly the size of El Salvador.
Population 2,127,400, 147th of 198 on file. That averages 106 per km² (274 per sq mi).
The coat of arms shows Mount Triglav, the country's highest peak, above two wavy lines for its rivers and sea, under three stars from the arms of the Counts of Celje.