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capital | Ljubljana |
Government | parliamentary republic |
Currency | € euro (EUR) |
Area | 20,273 km2 |
Population | 2,010,347 (est. July 2006) |
Language | Slovenian, Italian and Hungarian |
Religion | Roman Catholics 70.8%, Lutherans 1%, Muslims 1%, Atheists 4.3%, other 22.9% |
Electricity | 220V/50Hz |
phone code | 386 |
Internet TLD | .si |
Time zone | UTC 1 |
THE Slovenia (in European Portuguese: Slovenia) is a country of central Europe, although sometimes in tourist guides it is considered as part of the Eastern Europe. The country covers an area of 20,256 km 2 and borders the Italy (West), Austria (north), Hungary (northeast) and Croatia (East and Southwest). Slovenia also has a small coastal area to the southwest, on the Adriatic Sea.
Regions
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Regions of Slovenia.
Coast and Karst (piran, Postojna) The southwest corner of Slovenia with mountains, beautiful caves and 47 km of national coastline. |
Julian Alps (Bled, Triglav National Park) The northwest is mountainous with hiking, rafting, postcard lakes and Mount Triglav, symbolic heart of Slovenia. |
Central Slovenia (Ljubljana, Kamnik) The urban part with the capital Ljubljana and surroundings. |
Slovenia Southeast (Novo Mesto, brežice) The region around the Krka and lower Sava rivers. |
Pohorje-Savinjska (Celje, Velenje) Mountains in the north and the valley of the river Savinja. |
east slovenia (Maribor, Ptuj) The region around the Drava and Mura rivers, with many vineyards and a Hungarian influence to the east. |
Cities
Other destinations
- Triglav National Park.
- Caves of Postojna.
Understand
To arrive
By airplane
Of boat
By car
By bus/bus
By train/train
Circular
By airplane
Of boat
By car
By bus/bus
By train/train
Speak
Look
Knife
Buy
Slovenia adopts the European Union Euro as its currency.
With the
drink and go out
sleep
Learn
Work
Safety
Slovenia is one of the safest countries in Europe. Taking the usual precautionary measures should be more than enough to have a hassle-free stay.
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