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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Slovene |
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| Other languages: | Croatian, Hungarian, Serbian |
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| Currency: |
euros (EUR) $1 = €0.89, £1 = €1.19 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .si | International Dialling Code: 386 |
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For help planning your trip to Slovenia including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Slovenia trip planning page.
Further information on Slovenia
Discover more about Slovenia - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 20,273 sq km (122 sq km under water)
Coastline: 47 km (Adriatic Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Austria (330km), Croatia (455km), Hungary (102km), Italy (199km)
Highest mountain: Triglav (2,864m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Slovenia from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 37/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 88/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 35/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Broad rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 39/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 28/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Slovenia Status: Independent Country
Population: 1,988,292 (rank: 144/196) Density: 98 people/sq km (rank: 81/196)
Ethnic groups: Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 census)
Religions: Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census)
GDP (PPP): $57.36 billion GDP per capita: $27,400 (rank: 39/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.