Slovenia in Brief

Description:

Full name: Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija)

State: Democratic Republic since 1991

Under the Constitution, Slovenia is a democratic republic and a social state governed by law. The state's authority is based on the principle of the separation of legislative, executive and judicial powers, with a parliamentary system of government. Power is held by the people and they exercise this power directly (through referendums and popular initiatives) and through elections. The highest legislative authority is the National Assembly (90 deputies), which has the right to enact laws.

Capital city: Ljubljana; population: 258,873

Area: 20,273 km2

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.

Popular Towns: Ljubljana, Portorož (Coast), Ptuj, Celje (Counts of Celje), Bovec (Narnia II. scenery), Maribor

Highest peak: Triglav: 2,864m

Climate: continental in central Slovenia, Alpine in the North-West, and sub-Mediterranean in the coastal region

Population: 2,010,377

Official language: Slovene; also Italian and Hungarian in areas with minorities. English is spoken all around the country.

Anthem: the seventh stanza of the poem Zdravljica (A Toast) by France Prešeren, to a melody by Stanko Premrl

Statehood Day: 25 June

Currency: Euro (1 EUR = 100 cents)

Phone code: +386

Time zone: GMT/UTC +1

Internet TLD: .si