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 | Slovenia |
| AREA | 20,253 sq km (7820 sq miles). |
| POPULATION | 1,984,923 (1997). |
| POPULATION DENSITY | 98.0 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL | Ljubljana. |
| CAPITAL POPULATION | 320,000 (1995). |
| GEOGRAPHY | This compact and strategically important country is dominated by mountains, rivers and major north–south and east–west transit routes. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast and Croatia to the southeast, plus a 47km (30-mile) Adriatic Sea coastline, where the main port is Koper. |
| GOVERNMENT | Republic since 1991. Gained independence from Yugoslavia in 1992. Head of State: President Milan Kucan since 1990. Head of Government: Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek since 1992. |
| LANGUAGE | Slovene, which is closely related to Croat and Czech. Most Slovenes speak English, German or Italian as a second language. |
| RELIGION | 90% Roman Catholic, 3% Eastern Orthodox, with Muslim and Jewish minorities. |
| STANDARD TIME | GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October). |
| ELECTRICITY | 220 volts AC, 50Hz. |
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