Outline of Slovenia

The Flag of Slovenia

The Coat of arms of Slovenia

The location of Slovenia

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Slovenia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Slovenia:

Slovenia – sovereign country located in southern Central Europe bordering 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.^[1] The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana. At various points in Slovenia's history, the country has been part of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Duchy of Carantania (only modern Slovenia's northern part), the Holy Roman Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire (later known as Austria-Hungary), the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929) between the two World Wars, and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 until gaining independence in 1991. Slovenia is the only former communist state to be at the same time a member of the European Union, the Eurozone, the Schengen area, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe and NATO.

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Slovenia

• Common English country name: Slovenia
• Pronunciation: ⁱ/sloʊˈviːniə/
• Official English country name: The Republic of Slovenia
• Common endonym: Slovenija
• Official endonym:  Republika Slovenija 
• Adjectives: Slovene, Slovenian
• Demonym(s): Slovene, Slovenian
• Etymology: Name of Slovenia
• International rankings of Slovenia
• ISO country codes: SI, SVN, 705
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SI
• Internet country code top-level domain: .si

Geography of Slovenia

An enlargeable topographic map of Slovenia

• Slovenia is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Europe
      • Central Europe
      • Southern Europe
  • Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Slovenia
    • High: Triglav 2,864 m (9,396 ft)
    • Low: Adriatic Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,086 km

 Croatia 455 km

 Austria 330 km

 Italy 199 km

 Hungary 102 km

• Coastline: Adriatic Sea 46.6 km

• Population of Slovenia: 2,029,000 (July 15, 2008) - 143rd most populous country
• Area of Slovenia: 20,273 km²
• Atlas of Slovenia

Environment of Slovenia

An enlargeable satellite image of Slovenia

• Climate of Slovenia
• Renewable energy in Slovenia
• Geology of Slovenia
• Protected areas of Slovenia
  • Biosphere reserves in Slovenia
  • National parks of Slovenia
• Wildlife of Slovenia
  • Fauna of Slovenia
    • Birds of Slovenia
    • Mammals of Slovenia

Natural geographic features of Slovenia

• Glaciers of Slovenia
• Islands of Slovenia
• Lakes of Slovenia
• Mountains of Slovenia
• Rivers of Slovenia
  • Waterfalls of Slovenia
• Valleys of Slovenia
• World Heritage Sites in Slovenia

Regions of Slovenia

Administrative divisions of Slovenia

• Capital of Slovenia: Ljubljana
• List of cities in Slovenia

Demography of Slovenia

Politics of Slovenia

• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
• Capital of Slovenia: Ljubljana
• Elections in Slovenia

• Political parties in Slovenia

Branches of the government of Slovenia

Executive branch of the government of Slovenia

• Head of state: President of Slovenia
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Slovenia
• Government of Slovenia

Legislative branch of the government of Slovenia

• Parliament of Slovenia (incompletely bicameral)
  • National Council
  • National Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Slovenia

• Supreme Court of Slovenia

Foreign relations of Slovenia

• Diplomatic missions in Slovenia
• Diplomatic missions of Slovenia

International organization membership

The Republic of Slovenia is a member of:^[1]

Australia Group Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Central European Initiative (CEI) Council of Europe (CE) Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) European Investment Bank (EIB) European Union (EU) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Schengen Convention Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) Western European Union (WEU) (associate partner) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Slovenia

• Capital punishment in Slovenia
• Constitution of Slovenia
• Crime in Slovenia
• Human rights in Slovenia
  • LGBT rights in Slovenia
  • Freedom of religion in Slovenia
• Law enforcement in Slovenia

Military of Slovenia

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: President of Slovenia
    • Ministry of Defence of Slovenia
• Forces
  • Army of Slovenia
  • Navy of Slovenia
  • Air Force of Slovenia
  • Special forces of Slovenia
• Military history of Slovenia
• Slovenian military ranks

History of Slovenia

Main article: History of Slovenia, Timeline of Slovenian history, and Current events of Slovenia

• Military history of Slovenia

Culture of Slovenia

• Architecture of Slovenia
• Cuisine of Slovenia
• Festivals in Slovenia
• Languages of Slovenia
• Media in Slovenia
• National symbols of Slovenia
  • Coat of arms of Slovenia
  • Flag of Slovenia
  • National anthem of Slovenia: Zdravljica
• People of Slovenia
• Prostitution in Slovenia
• Public holidays in Slovenia
• Records of Slovenia
• Religion in Slovenia
  • Buddhism in Slovenia
  • Christianity in Slovenia
    • Roman Catholicism in Slovenia
  • Hinduism in Slovenia
  • Islam in Slovenia
  • Judaism in Slovenia
  • Sikhism in Slovenia
• World Heritage Sites in Slovenia

Art in Slovenia

• Art in Slovenia
• Cinema of Slovenia
• Literature of Slovenia
• Music of Slovenia
• Radio in Slovenia
• Television in Slovenia
• Theatre in Slovenia

Sports in Slovenia

• Football in Slovenia
• Slovenia at the Olympics
• Slovenian Sportsman of the year

Economy and infrastructure of Slovenia

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 67th (sixty-seventh)
• Agriculture in Slovenia
• Banking in Slovenia
  • National Bank of Slovenia
• Communications in Slovenia
  • Internet in Slovenia
• Companies of Slovenia
• Currency of Slovenia: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • ISO 4217: EUR
• Energy in Slovenia
  • Energy policy of Slovenia
  • Oil industry in Slovenia
• Health care in Slovenia
• Mining in Slovenia
• Slovenia Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Slovenia
• Transport in Slovenia
  • Airports in Slovenia
  • Rail transport in Slovenia
  • Roads in Slovenia
    • Motorways in Slovenia
• Water supply and sanitation in Slovenia

Education in Slovenia

• Universities in Slovenia
• The National Education Institute of the Republic of Slovenia

See also

• Index of Slovenia-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Slovenia-related topics
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

1. "Slovenia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Slovenia

• The Republic of Slovenia. Government links.
• Slovenia: a geographical overview. Published by the Association of the Geographical Societies of Slovenia.
• Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
• The Slovenian Tourist portal. Published by the Slovenian Tourist Board.
• Slovenia - Landmarks. A site featuring virtual reality panoramas of various spots in the country.