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Slovenia is the country in Central Europe which has been blessed with incredible natural beauty and has welded a great number of outside influences - from Roman and Venetian to Germanic and Hungarian - onto its Slavic core. The place abounds we can see the stunning Julian Alps, the beautiful but busy Lake Bled and the more relaxed Lake Bohinj, the karst caves of Postojna. Around half of the countryis covered by forests; the third most forested country in Europe, after Finland and Sweden.

Slovenia is a member of the European Union, the Euro zone, the Schengen area, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe and NATO.

Slovenia's most famous valley, the Soča, you can escape from all the stresses and strains of modern living.

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Official name
the Republic of Slovenia

Geographic Location
Central Europe

Capital and largest city
Ljubljana (280 000 inhabitants)

Largest cities
Ljubljana, Maribor, Celje, Kranj, Koper

Area
20 273 km²

Population
2,053 Million

Time Zone
GMT +1 (UTC+2 From the last Sunday in March at 01:00 to the last Sunday in October at 02:00)

Currency
Euro

Official language
Slovene (Slovene is one of the 23 official and working languages of the European Union)

Neighbouring countries
Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north

Highest point
Triglav (2 863 m)

Lowest point
Adriatic Sea (coastline 0 m, sea bottom -32 m)

Longest rivers
Sava (218 km)

Landing place
Ljubljana, Maribor, Sečovlje

Electricity
230 volts AC, 50Hz (two round pins are widely used)

Ethnic groups
Slovenes 88%, Croats 3%, Serbs 2%

Religion
Christianity (mainly Roman Catholic)