Slovenia December 15, 2022 Adriatic Sea , Alps , Austria-Hungary , Austro-Hungarian Empire , Carinthie , Carniole , Central Europe , Dinaric Alps , Duchy of Carinthia , Duchy of Styria , Eastern Europe , Euro zone , Europe , European Union , Italian , Italian language , Ljubljana , Maribor , Mediterranean Sea , NATO , OECD , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Protée , Republic of Slovenia , Republika Slovenija , Schengen Area , Slovenia , South Europe , Styrie , tourism , Triglav , Yugoslavia Official name Republic of Slovenia Name in local language Republika Slovenija (sl) Continent Europe Subcontinent European Union Population (ranking: 151e ) 2,108,732 inhabitants (2022) Population growth 0.08 % / year Area 20,271 km² Density 104.03 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 78e )61.526 billions $USD (2021) GDP/capita (ranking ) 29,201 $USD (2021) GDP growth 8.10 % / year (2021) Life expectancy (ranking ) 80.66 years (2021) Birth rate 9.00 ‰ (2021) Fertility rate 1.64 children / woman (2021) Death rate (ranking ) 11.00 ‰ (2021) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 1.80 ‰ (2021) Literacy rate 99.70 % (2015) Official languages Slovene Currency Euro (€ EUR) HDI (ranking: 29e )0.918 / 1 (2021) EPI (ranking )67.57 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic Head of State President Nataša Pirc Musar National Day 25 June (Independence from Yugoslavia in 1991) ISO Codes SI, SVN Demonym Slovene Tourists (ranking ) 4,702,000 people (2019)
Slovenia is a Central European country member of the European Union (since May 2004) and a former republic of the Yugoslavia. It is bordered by the Adriatic Sea, Italy , Austria , Hungary and Croatia .
Triglav, highest mountain in Slovenia. Photo: Andrejj The Lent, historic district of Maribor, on the banks of the Drava. Photo: Andrej Jakobčič Ljubljana, capitale of Slovenia. Photo: Marcel Haring Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population Ljubljana 539,672 inhabitants Maribor 111,079 inhabitants
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