° Slovenia Travel Information

Description and Basic Information

Slovenia with its capital Ljubljana is located in Europe (south Central Europe, Julian Alps between Austria and Croatia). It covers some 20,274 square kilometres (slightly smaller than New Jersey) with 2,007,000 citizens. Slovenian and Serbo-Croatian are the some of the languages spoken by the majority in Slovenia. Hungary, Italy, Croatia and Austria are bordering countries.

Slovenia is a country in Central Europe that lies in the eastern Alps at the northern end of the Adriatic Sea, with Austria to the north, Italy to the southwest, Hungary to the northeast and Croatia to the south. There are many great opportunities for activity holidays in Slovenia: The mountains and rivers of the Julian Alps provide the perfect location for hiking, mountain biking, rafting and kayaking. The southern part of Slovenia is an area of numerous caves. You can enjoy different spa resorts in the eastern part, take a dive in the Adriatic Sea, experience the Slovene cities, go skiing, or enjoy in the countryside tasting Slovene cuisine and local wine.

Pictures from Capital (Ljubljana)

Ljubljana
© sarcevic branislav

Předměstí Lublaně
© Zdeněk Vondra

Ljubljana Castle...
© Tadej Tuma

Grad
© Prešeren

Ljubljana Ring,...
© pista69

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About Slovenia

The terrain offers a short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine mountain region adjacent to Italy and Austria, mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east. The average density of population is about 98 per km². The climate in Slovenia can be described as Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east. Possible natural disasters include flooding or earthquakes.

To reach someone in Slovenia dial +386 prior to a number. There are 1,034,000 installed telephones. And there are 2,100,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 MHz and 3G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".si". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz. The following list are the 193 regions/states in Slovenia we know off.

Heritage Properties

Škocjan Caves: This exceptional system of limestone caves comprises collapsed dolines, some 6 km of underground passages with a total depth of more than 200 m, many waterfalls and...

Major Airports

Travel Information

Website: Slovenia Tourism

Dimiceva 13
1504 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Phone: +386 1 58 98 000
Fax: +386 1 58 98 100 or 58 98 200

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Slovenian population shrinked at a rate of -0.14% (or by 2,844 citizens). With 21,514 deaths and 17,868 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at -0.18%. 801 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Slovenia: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Birthrate

The number of people born in Slovenia has rised over the last 10 years by 0.3 births per thousand from 8.7 in 2001 to 8.9 in 2010. Currently, 17,868 children are born each year.

Natural Deathrate

The number of people naturally dying in Slovenia has rised over the last 10 years by 0.7 deaths per thousand from 10 in 2001 to 10.7 in 2010. Currently, 21,514 people die each year.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.

Slovenia Country Info - Europe

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