Slovenia

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Location in Europe:
Central Europe - Mediterranean Europe
Area: 20.273 km
The highest peak : Triglav (2.864 m)
Length of Sloveninan Adriatic coastline: 43.157 m (~ 43 km)
Population: ~ 2.000.000

Neightbour countries and lenght of borders:
Austria: 330 km
Croatia: 670 km
Hungary: 102 km
ItalijaItaly: 232 km

Other features:
::caves and karst::
::rivers::
::waterfalls::
Larger Slovenian towns and ~ population:
Ljubljana
(330.000) 270.000
Maribor
103.000
Celje
40.000
Kranj
37.000
Velenje
27.100
Koper
24.600
Novo mesto
22.600
Ptuj
19.000
Jesenice
18.800
Trbovlje
17.500
Nova Gorica
15.000
Murska Sobota
14.000
ŠŠkofja Loka
12.500
Kamnik
11.800
Domžžale
11.700
Izola
10.500
Kočevje
9.300
Geographical division of Slovenia in precentage of territory:
Alps 42.1 %
Dinaric land 28.1 %
Panonian plain 21.2 %
Mediterranean 8.6 %
Protected areas: (Google Earth interface)
number of... area in hectares
National park 1 Triglav National Park 83.807
Regional park 2 Škocjanske jame
Kozjansko
413
20.000
Landscape parks 37 Logarska dolina
Sečoveljske soline
60.298
650
Nature reserves 49 Zelenci 14
Climate:
Alpine in north-west Slovenia
continental (sub panonian) in central Slovenia
sub-Mediterranean in south-west Slovenia (coastline)
Economy:
Gross Domestic Product per capita: ~19.200 USD $
Currency : EURO ( ~ 1 euro = 1.33 USD $ )
Slovenian anthem:
God's blessing on all nations,
who long and work for that bright day
when o'er earth's habitations
no war, no strife shall hold its sway;
Who long to see
that all men free
no more shall foes, neighbours be.
France Prešeren (1800-49)
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