Outline of Slovenia

The Flag of Slovenia

The Coat of arms of Slovenia

The location of Slovenia

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Slovenia:

Slovenia – sovereign country located in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north.^[1] The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana. At various points in Slovenia's history, the country has been part of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Duchy of Carantania (only modern Slovenia's northern part), the Holy Roman Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire (later known as Austria-Hungary), the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929) between the two World Wars, and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 until gaining independence in 1991. Slovenia is the only former communist state to be at the same time a member of the European Union, the Eurozone, the Schengen area, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe and NATO.

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Slovenia

Common English country name: Slovenia
Pronunciation: ⁱ/sloʊˈviːniə/
Official English country name: The Republic of Slovenia
Common endonym: Slovenija
Official endonym: Republika Slovenija
Adjectives: Slovene, Slovenian
Demonym(s): Slovene, Slovenian
Etymology: Name of Slovenia
International rankings of Slovenia
ISO country codes: SI, SVN, 705
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SI
Internet country code top-level domain: .si

Geography of Slovenia

An enlargeable topographic map of Slovenia

Main article: Geography of Slovenia

Slovenia is: a country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Europe
    - Central Europe
    - Southern Europe
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Slovenia
  - High: Triglav 2,864 m (9,396 ft)
  - Low: Adriatic Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 1,086 km

Croatia 455 km

Austria 330 km

Italy 199 km

Hungary 102 km

Coastline: Adriatic Sea 46.6 km

Population of Slovenia: 2,029,000 (July 15, 2008) - 143rd most populous country
Area of Slovenia: 20,273 km²
Atlas of Slovenia

Environment of Slovenia

An enlargeable satellite image of Slovenia

Climate of Slovenia
Renewable energy in Slovenia
Geology of Slovenia
Protected areas of Slovenia
- Biosphere reserves in Slovenia
- National parks of Slovenia
Wildlife of Slovenia
- Fauna of Slovenia
  - Birds of Slovenia
  - Mammals of Slovenia

Municipalities of Slovenia

City municipalities	Celje Koper Kranj Ljubljana Maribor Murska Sobota Nova Gorica Novo Mesto Ptuj Slovenj Gradec Velenje

Non-city municipalities	Ajdovščina Ankaran Apače Beltinci Benedikt Bistrica ob Sotli Bled Bloke Bohinj Borovnica Bovec Braslovče Brda Brežice Brezovica Cankova Cerklje na Gorenjskem Cerknica Cerkno Cerkvenjak Cirkulane Črenšovci Črna na Koroškem Črnomelj Destrnik Divača Dobje Dobrepolje Dobrna Dobrova–Polhov Gradec Dobrovnik Dol pri Ljubljani Dolenjske Toplice Domžale Dornava Dravograd Duplek Gorenja Vas–Poljane Gorišnica Gorje Gornja Radgona Gornji Grad Gornji Petrovci Grad Grosuplje Hajdina Hoče–Slivnica Hodoš Horjul Hrastnik Hrpelje–Kozina Idrija Ig Ilirska Bistrica Ivančna Gorica Izola Jesenice Jezersko Juršinci Kamnik Kanal ob Soči Kidričevo Kobarid Kobilje Kočevje Komen Komenda Kostanjevica na Krki Kostel Kozje Kranjska Gora Križevci Krško Kungota Kuzma Laško Lenart Lendava Litija Ljubno Ljutomer Log–Dragomer Logatec Loška Dolina Loški Potok Lovrenc na Pohorju Luče Lukovica Majšperk Makole Markovci Medvode Mengeš Metlika Mežica Miklavž na Dravskem Polju Miren–Kostanjevica Mirna Mirna Peč Mislinja Mokronog–Trebelno Moravče Moravske Toplice Mozirje Muta Naklo Nazarje Odranci Oplotnica Ormož Osilnica Pesnica Piran Pivka Podčetrtek Podlehnik Podvelka Poljčane Polzela Postojna Prebold Preddvor Prevalje Puconci Rače–Fram Radeče Radenci Radlje ob Dravi Radovljica Ravne na Koroškem Razkrižje Rečica ob Savinji Renče–Vogrsko Ribnica Ribnica na Pohorju Rogaška Slatina Rogašovci Rogatec Ruše Šalovci Selnica ob Dravi Semič Šempeter–Vrtojba Šenčur Šentilj Šentjernej Šentjur Šentrupert Sevnica Sežana Škocjan Škofja Loka Škofljica Slovenska Bistrica Slovenske Konjice Šmarje pri Jelšah Šmarješke Toplice Šmartno pri Litiji Šmartno ob Paki Sodražica Solčava Šoštanj Središče ob Dravi Starše Štore Straža Sveta Ana Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah Sveti Andraž v Slovenskih Goricah Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah Sveti Tomaž Tabor Tišina Tolmin Trbovlje Trebnje Trnovska Vas Tržič Trzin Turnišče Velika Polana Velike Lašče Veržej Videm Vipava Vitanje Vodice Vojnik Vransko Vrhnika Vuzenica Zagorje ob Savi Žalec Zavrč Železniki Žetale Žiri Žirovnica Zreče Žužemberk

Demography of Slovenia

Main article: Demographics of Slovenia

Politics of Slovenia

Main article: Politics of Slovenia

Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
Capital of Slovenia: Ljubljana

Elections in Slovenia

Elections and referendums in Slovenia

Parliamentary elections	1990 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2011 2014

Presidential elections	1990 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012

European elections	2004 2009 2014

Referendums	1990 1996 1999 2001 2003 (Jan) 2003 (Mar) 2003 (Sep) 2004 2005 2007 2008 2010 (Jun) 2010 (Dec) 2011 (Apr) 2011 (Jun) 2012 2014 2015

For the period 1918–1989, see Elections in Yugoslavia.

Political parties in Slovenia

Branches of the government of Slovenia

Executive branch of the government of Slovenia

Legislative branch of the government of Slovenia

Parliament of Slovenia (incompletely bicameral)
- National Council
- National Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Slovenia

Main article: Judiciary of Slovenia

Supreme Court of Slovenia

Foreign relations of Slovenia

Main article: Foreign relations of Slovenia

International organization membership

The Republic of Slovenia is a member of:^[1]

Australia Group
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Central European Initiative (CEI)
Council of Europe (CE)
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
European Union (EU)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Schengen Convention
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Western European Union (WEU) (associate partner)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Slovenia

Capital punishment in Slovenia
Constitution of Slovenia
Crime in Slovenia
Human rights in Slovenia
- LGBT rights in Slovenia
- Freedom of religion in Slovenia
Law enforcement in Slovenia

Military of Slovenia

Main article: Military of Slovenia

Command
- Commander-in-chief: President of Slovenia
  - Ministry of Defence of Slovenia
Forces
- Army of Slovenia
- Navy of Slovenia
- Air Force of Slovenia
- Special forces of Slovenia
Military history of Slovenia
Slovenian military ranks

History of Slovenia

Main article: History of Slovenia, Timeline of Slovenian history, and Current events of Slovenia

Military history of Slovenia

Culture of Slovenia

Main article: Culture of Slovenia

Architecture of Slovenia
Cuisine of Slovenia
Festivals in Slovenia
Languages of Slovenia
Media in Slovenia
National symbols of Slovenia
- Coat of arms of Slovenia
- Flag of Slovenia
- National anthem of Slovenia: Zdravljica
People of Slovenia
Prostitution in Slovenia
Public holidays in Slovenia
Records of Slovenia
Religion in Slovenia
- Buddhism in Slovenia
- Christianity in Slovenia
  - Roman Catholicism in Slovenia
- Hinduism in Slovenia
- Islam in Slovenia
- Judaism in Slovenia
- Sikhism in Slovenia
World Heritage Sites in Slovenia

Art in Slovenia

Sports in Slovenia

Main article: Sports in Slovenia

Economy and infrastructure of Slovenia

Main article: Economy of Slovenia

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 67th (sixty-seventh)
Agriculture in Slovenia
Banking in Slovenia
- National Bank of Slovenia
Communications in Slovenia
- Internet in Slovenia
Companies of Slovenia
Currency of Slovenia: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
- ISO 4217: EUR
Energy in Slovenia
- Energy policy of Slovenia
- Oil industry in Slovenia
Health care in Slovenia
Mining in Slovenia
Slovenia Stock Exchange
Tourism in Slovenia
Transport in Slovenia
Water supply and sanitation in Slovenia

Education in Slovenia

Main article: Education in Slovenia

References

1 2 "Slovenia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Slovenia

The Republic of Slovenia. Government links.
Slovenia: a geographical overview. Published by the Association of the Geographical Societies of Slovenia.
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
The Slovenian Tourist portal. Published by the Slovenian Tourist Board.
Slovenia - Landmarks. A site featuring virtual reality panoramas of various spots in the country.

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