Outline of Slovenia
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Slovenia:
Slovenia – sovereign country located in southern 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.[1] The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana. At various points in Slovenia's history, the country has been part of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Duchy of 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) between the two World Wars, and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 until gaining independence in 1991. Slovenia is the only former communist state to be at the same time 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.
General reference
- Common English country name: Slovenia
- Pronunciation: /sloʊˈviːniə/ ⓘ
- Official English country name: The Republic of Slovenia
- Common endonym: Slovenija
- Official endonym: ⓘ
- Adjectives: Slovene, Slovenian
- Demonym(s): Slovene, Slovenian
- Etymology: Name of Slovenia
- International rankings of Slovenia
- ISO country codes: SI, SVN, 705
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SI
- Internet country code top-level domain: .si
Geography of Slovenia
- Slovenia is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Slovenia
- High: Triglav 2,864 m (9,396 ft)
- Low: Adriatic Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 1,086 km
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- Coastline: Adriatic Sea 46.6 km
- Population of Slovenia: 2,029,000 (July 15, 2008) - 143rd most populous country
- Area of Slovenia: 20,271 km2[2]
- Atlas of Slovenia
Environment of Slovenia
Natural geographic features of Slovenia
- Glaciers of Slovenia
- Islands of Slovenia
- Lakes of Slovenia
- Mountains of Slovenia
- Rivers of Slovenia
- Waterfalls of Slovenia
- Valleys of Slovenia
- World Heritage Sites in Slovenia
Regions of Slovenia
Administrative divisions of Slovenia
Administrative divisions of Slovenia
- Capital of Slovenia: Ljubljana
- List of cities in Slovenia
Demography of Slovenia
Politics of Slovenia
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Slovenia: Ljubljana
- Elections in Slovenia
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| European elections | |
| Local elections | |
| Referendums | |
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Executive branch of the government of Slovenia
Legislative branch of the government of Slovenia
Foreign relations of Slovenia
International organization membership
The Republic of Slovenia is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Slovenia
Law of Slovenia
Military of Slovenia
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Slovenia
- Navy of Slovenia
- Air Force of Slovenia
- Special forces of Slovenia
- Military history of Slovenia
- Slovenian military ranks
Local government in Slovenia
Local government in Slovenia
History of Slovenia
Culture of Slovenia
- Architecture of Slovenia
- Cuisine of Slovenia
- Festivals in Slovenia
- Languages of Slovenia
- Media in Slovenia
- National symbols of Slovenia
- People of Slovenia
- Prostitution in Slovenia
- Public holidays in Slovenia
- Records of Slovenia
- Religion in Slovenia
- World Heritage Sites in Slovenia
Art in Slovenia
Economy and infrastructure of Slovenia
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 67th (sixty-seventh)
- Agriculture in Slovenia
- Banking in Slovenia
- Communications in Slovenia
- Companies of Slovenia
- Currency of Slovenia: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
- Energy in Slovenia
- Energy policy of Slovenia
- Oil industry in Slovenia
- Health care in Slovenia
- Mining in Slovenia
- Slovenia Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Slovenia
- Transport in Slovenia
- Water supply and sanitation in Slovenia
Education in Slovenia
See also
References
- "Slovenia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- "Spremembe v površini Slovenije" [Changes in the Surface of Slovenia] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 1 July 2018.
External links
- The Republic of Slovenia. Government links.
- Slovenia: a geographical overview. Published by the Association of the Geographical Societies of Slovenia.
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- The Slovenian Tourist portal. Published by the Slovenian Tourist Board.
- Slovenia - Landmarks. A site featuring virtual reality panoramas of various spots in the country.