Basic facts

Area: 20,273 km2 (that is half the size of Switzerland or slightly smaller than New Jersey)

Population: 2,001,114 (30.6.2005)

Population density: 98.7 inh. per km2

Language: Slovene; also Italian and Hungarian in nationally mixed areas

Nationalities: (2002 census):  Slovenian 1,631,363; Italian 2,258; Hungarian 6,243; other

Nationalities: 149,259; nationality undeclared: 174,913;

Religion: Roman Catholic (82%)

Capital city: Ljubljana

Other major cities: Maribor, Celje (Cille), Kranj, Velenje, Ptuj, Koper (Capodistria), Novo Mesto, Jesenice, Trbovlje, Nova Gorica, Murska Sobota (Muraszombat)

Administrative divisions: Slolvenia is divided into 210 municipalities (občine, singular - občina), of which 11 have urban status (Celje (Cille), Koper (Capodistria), Kranj, Ljubljana, Maribor, Murska Sobota (Muraszombat), Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto, Ptuj, Slovenj Gradec, Velenje). Beside the Slovenian language, the Hungarian is an official language of 3 municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik (Dobrónak), Hodos (Hodos) and Lendava (Alsólendva) and the Italian is an official language of 3 municipalities in the Slovenian Littoral: Izola (Isola), Koper (Capodistria) and Piran (Pirano).

Time zone: Central European Time (UTC) GMT+1

Currency: euro (since 1 January 2007)

Political system: parliamentary republic

Electricity: 220V/50Hz (European plug)

Calling Code: 386