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Slovenia

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Last reviewed: 24 February 2012

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Map of Slovenia

Area: 20,273 sq km (7,827 sq miles)
Population: 2 million
Capital City: Ljubljana (population:270,000)
People: Slovene 83.01%, Serbian 2%, Bosniak 1.1%
Languages: Slovene; Hungarian and Italian enjoy the status of official languages in the ethnically mixed regions along the Hungarian and Italian border. English is widely spoken.
Religion(s): Roman Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%
Currency: Euro
Major political parties: Government coalition partners: Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), Citizen’s List of Gregor Virant, Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS), Slovenian People’s Party, New Slovenia – Christian People’s Party.
Opposition parties: Social Democrats (SD,Positive Slovenia.
President: Dr Danilo Türk
Prime Minister: Janez Janša
Foreign Minister: Karel Viktor Erjavec

Introduction


Slovenia is a parliamentary republic with a strong economy and a stable democracy. Having declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it successfully joined the EU and NATO in 2004, and became an active player in the international arena.

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