Slovenia

Republic of Slovenia Republika Slovenija (Slovene)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Zdravljica ("A Toast")
Location of Slovenia (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green)
Capital and largest city	Ljubljana 46°03′N14°30′E / 46.050°N 14.500°E / 46.050; 14.500
Official languages	Slovene^[i]
Recognised regional languages	Italian Hungarian
Ethnic groups (2002^[1]^[2])	83.1% Slovenes 2.0% Serbs 1.8% Croats 1.6% Bosniaks 0.4% Romani 0.3% Hungarians 0.1% Italians 2.2% Other 8.9% Unspecified
Religion (2018)^[3]	77.8% Christianity —73.4% Catholicism —3.7% Orthodoxy —0.7% Other Christian 18.3% No religion 3.9% Others
Demonym(s)	Slovene Slovenian
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic

• President	Borut Pahor
• Prime Minister	Janez Janša

Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	National Council
• Lower house	National Assembly
Establishment

• State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs	29 October 1918
• Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes	1 December 1918
• Slovene National Liberation Committee	19 February 1944
• Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	29 November 1945
• Independence from Yugoslavia	25 June 1991^[4]
• Brioni Agreement signed	7 July 1991
• Current constitution adopted	23 December 1991
• Admitted to the United Nations	22 May 1992
• Joined the European Union	1 May 2004

Area
• Total	20,271 km² (7,827 sq mi) (151st)
• Water (%)	0.7^[5]
Population
• 2021 estimate	2,108,977^[6] (147th)
• 2002 census	1,964,036
• Density	103^[6]/km² (266.8/sq mi) (106th)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$83 billion^[7] (93rd)
• Per capita	$40,343^[7] (35th)
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$56 billion^[7] (80th)
• Per capita	$27,452^[7] (34th)
Gini (2020)	23.5^[8] low
HDI (2019)	0.917^[9] very high · 22nd
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Date format	dd. mm. yyyy (AD)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+386
ISO 3166 code	SI
Internet TLD	.si^[ii]
Website www.slovenia.si
^Hungarian and Italian are co-official in some municipalities. ^Also .eu, shared with other European Union member states.

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Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

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