Republic of Slovenia

Slovenia (Slovenian. Slovenija), the official name is the Republic of Slovenia (Slovenian. Republika Slovenija) – a state in southern Europe. Territory – 20,236 km², population – 2,005,692 people (2009). It occupies 144th place in the world in terms of population and 150th in territory.

The capital is Ljubljana. The official language is Slovenian.

Unitary, parliamentary republic. In August 2018, Marjan Sharets took over as prime minister.

Administrative division: 210 communities, including 11 cities.

Located in the pre-alpine part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is washed by the waters of the Adriatic Sea. In the west it borders with Italy, in the north – with Austria, in the east – with Hungary, in the east and south – with Croatia.

An industrial country with a dynamically developing economy. The volume of GDP in 2011 amounted to 58.979 billion US dollars (about 29 179 US dollars per capita). The monetary unit is the euro.

The independence of the country was proclaimed on June 25, 1991. On March 29, 2004, Slovenia joined NATO, and on May 1, 2004 joined the European Union.