The Numbers

The Numbers

The Numbers

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  • Population: 2,066,880 (1, 2018)
  • Location: Central Europe
  • Area: 20,273 km²
  • Government: Slovenia is a democratic republic founded on the principle of separation of legislative, executive, and judicial powers.
  • Capital: Ljubljana, 292,988 inhabitants (1, 2019)
  • President: Borut Pahor
  • Prime Minister: Marjan Šarec
  • President of the National Assembly: Dejan Židan
  • International Relations: Since May 1, 2004, Slovenia has been a member of the European Union, and since April 7, 2004, a member of NATO. It is also part of several other international organizations.
  • Administrative Divisions: 58 administrative units, 212 municipalities.
  • Other Major Cities: Maribor, Kranj, Celje, Koper, Novo Mesto, Velenje, Murska Sobota.
  • Official Language: Slovenian, as well as Hungarian and Italian in areas of mixed nationalities.
  • Religion: The majority of the population is Catholic; forty other religious communities have officially registered their activities.
  • Currency: Euro (EUR), since January 1, 2007
  • GDP per Capita: €22,182 (2018)
  • Registered Unemployment Rate: 8.4% (2, 2019)
  • Average Age of Population: 43.4 years (1, 2019)
  • Life Expectancy: men 78 years, women 84 years
  • Average Number of Children Born per Woman: 1.6
  • Climate: Alpine, Pannonian, Mediterranean
  • Time Zone: Central European Time, GMT + 1, summer GMT + 2
  • Average Temperatures: July 21 °C, January 0 °C
  • Electrical Voltage: 230 V
  • Units of Measurement: Metric – meters, kilometers, grams, kilograms. Temperatures are expressed in degrees Celsius
  • Border Lengths: with Austria 330 km, with Italy 280 km, with Hungary 102 km and with Croatia 670 km; 1,382 km total
  • Coastline Length: 46.6 km
  • Highest Peak: Triglav 2,864 m
  • Geometric Center of Slovenia: Vače
  • Average Altitude: 556.8 m
  • Universities: Universities of Ljubljana, Maribor, and Primorska.

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