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
See also