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Slovenia in brief
| Full name |
Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) |
| State |
Democratic Republic since 1991 |
| Area |
20.273 km2 |
| Population |
2.010.377 |
| Capital city |
Ljubljana |
| Biggest towns |
Ljubljana, Maribor, Celje, Kranj, Velenje, Koper, Novo mesto, Ptuj, Trbovlje, Nova Gorica, Jesenice, Murska Sobota |
| Landscape |
In Slovenia four great European landforms meet: the Alps in the North of the country, the Dinarides in the South, Mediterranean landforms in the South-West, and the Pannonian Basin in the East. 63.3% of Slovenia is forested; 30.5% is under cultivation, and 2.8% of Slovenia is urban. |
| Highest peak |
Triglav, 2864 m |
| Average height above sea level |
556,8 m |
| Longest river |
Sava, 221 km |
| Currency |
Euro (1 EUR = 100 centov) |
| Phone code |
+386 |
| Time zone |
GMT/UTC +1 |
| Internet TLD |
.si |
| Climate |
Continental in central Slovenia, Alpine in the North-West, and sub-Mediterranean in the coastal region |
| Mean temperature |
January: –2 °C; July: 21 °C |
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