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Slovenia

Facts about Slovenia

Location in Europe:
Central Europe - Mediterranean Europe
Area: 20.273 km²
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
Italy: 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
Škofja Loka	12.500
Kamnik	11.800
Domžale	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)