PeoplePopulation: 2.0 million (July 2004). Population growth rate: -0.01 % (2004).Life expectancy at birth: 75.9 years. Religions: Roman Catholic (Uniate 2%) 70.8%, Lutheran 1%, Muslim 1%, atheist 4.3%, other 22.9%. Ethnic groups: Slovene 92%, Croat 1%, Serb 0.5%, Hungarian 0.4%, Bosniak 0.3%, other 5.8% (1991). Language: Slovenian 92%, Serbo-Croatian 6.2%, other 1.8%. Nationality: noun: Slovene(s), adjective: Slovenian. |
GeographyCountry name: Republic of Slovenia (local: Republika Slovenija). Capital: Ljubljana. Government type: parliamentary democratic republic. Independence: 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia). Administrative divisions: 182 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 11 urban municipalities (mestne obcine , singular - mestna obcina). Terrain: a short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine mountain region adjacent to Italy and Austria, mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east. Total area: 20,273 km˛. Coastline: 46.6 km. Highest point: Triglav 2,864 m. Climate: Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east. Ports and harbors: Izola, Koper, Piran. |
GeographyCountry name: Republic of Slovenia (local: Republika Slovenija). Capital: Ljubljana. Government type: parliamentary democratic republic. Independence: 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia). Administrative divisions: 182 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 11 urban municipalities (mestne obcine , singular - mestna obcina). Terrain: a short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine mountain region adjacent to Italy and Austria, mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east. Total area: 20,273 km˛. Coastline: 46.6 km. Highest point: Triglav 2,864 m. Climate: Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east. Ports and harbors: Izola, Koper, Piran. |
GeographyCountry name: Republic of Slovenia (local: Republika Slovenija). Capital: Ljubljana. Government type: parliamentary democratic republic. Independence: 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia). Administrative divisions: 182 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 11 urban municipalities (mestne obcine , singular - mestna obcina). Terrain: a short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine mountain region adjacent to Italy and Austria, mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east. Total area: 20,273 km˛. Coastline: 46.6 km. Highest point: Triglav 2,864 m. Climate: Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east. Ports and harbors: Izola, Koper, Piran. |
Dissatisfied with the exercise of power of the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004
The
Slovene lands were part of the Holy Roman Empire and Austria until 1918 when the
Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state,
renamed Yugoslavia in 1929.
After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though Communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule.
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