Slovenia 
/sloʊˈviːniə/ (help·info), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Republika Slovenija, listen (help·info)), is a country in Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north. The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana.
Slovenia has been part of the Roman Empire; partly the Republic of Venice; the principality Carantania (only modern Slovenia's northern part); the Holy Roman Empire; the Habsburg Monarchy; the Austrian Empire (later known as Austria-Hungary); the State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs; the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929); partly Kingdom of Italy; between the two World Wars occupied by Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945); and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 until independence in 1991.
Slovenia is a member of the European Union, the Eurozone, the Schengen area, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe and NATO.
Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Politics
- 3 Administrative divisions
- 4 Geography
- 5 Biodiversity
- 6 Economy
- 7 Demographics
- 8 Culture
- 9 Education
- 10 See also
- 11 References
- 12 External links
| Republic of Slovenia Republika Slovenija | ||||||
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| Anthem: 7th stanza of Zdravljica | ||||||
 Location of Slovenia (dark green) – on the European continent (light green & dark grey) | ||||||
| Capital (and largest city) | Ljubljana 46°03′N 14°30′E / 46.05°N 14.5°E | |||||
| Official languages | Slovene1 | |||||
| Demonym | Slovenian, Slovene | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic | |||||
| - | President | Danilo Türk | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Borut Pahor | ||||
| Independence | from Yugoslavia | |||||
| - | Declared | 25 June 1991 | ||||
| - | Recognised | 1992 | ||||
| EU accession | 1 May 2004 | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 20,273 km2 (153rd) 7,827 sq mi | ||||
| - | Water (%) | 0.6 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2009 estimate | 2,053,355 (144th) | ||||
| - | 2002 census | 1,964,036 | ||||
| - | Density | 99.6/km2 (80th) 251/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $59.316 billion[1] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $29,472[1] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $54.639 billion[1] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $27,149[1] | ||||
| Gini (2007) | 28.4 (low) | |||||
| HDI (2008) | ▲ 0.928 (high) (26th) | |||||
| Currency | Euro (€)3 (EUR) | |||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .si4 | |||||
| Calling code | 386 | |||||
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