Population: 2.100.123 (7, 2020)
Position: Slovenia is a Central European country.
Area: 20,273 km2
Government: Slovenia is a democratic republic
Capital city: Ljubljana, population: 294.113 (2019).
International affiliations: Slovenia has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004 and a member of NATO since 7 April 2004. It is also a member of many other international organisations.
Other major cities: Maribor, Kranj, Celje, Koper, Novo mesto, Velenje, Murska Sobota. Major Tourist cities: Bled Lake, Ljubljana, Portorož, Piran, Izola, Koper, Postojna, Kranjska Gora, Bohinj, Rogaška Slatina
Official language: Slovenian, also Hungarian and Italian in their respective ethnically mixed areas
Religion: The majority of the population is Roman Catholic;
Currency: euro (EUR), valid since 1 January 2007.
GDP per capita (in EUR): EUR 23.165 (2019)
Climate: Alpine, Pannonian, Mediterranean
Time: Central European Time GMT + 1, in summer GMT + 2
Average temperatures in Slovenian coast: July 30°C, January 10°C
Mains voltage: 230 V
Units of measurement: metric – metres, kilometres, grams, kilograms. Temperatures are expressed in degrees Celsius.
Borders: Northern border with Austria , Western border Italy, Eastern Hungary and South – East border with Croatia
Length of coastline: 46.6 km
Average Adriatic Sea in Mediterranean temperatures: August 24,5°C, January 0°C
Highest peak: Triglav, 2,864 m