| Republic of Slovenia Republika Slovenija |
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Anthem: 7th stanza of Zdravljica,
melody by Stanko Premrl1
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Capital
(and largest city) | Ljubljana
46°03′N14°30′E / 46.05°N 14.5°E / 46.05; 14.5 |
| Official language(s) | Slovene2 |
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| Ethnic groups (2002) | 83.1% Slovenes,
2.0% Serbs,
1.8% Croats,
1.1% Bosniaks, 12.0% others and unspecified[1] |
| Demonym | Slovenian, Slovene |
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| Government | Unitaryparliamentaryconstitutional republic |
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| - | President | Danilo Türk |
| - | Prime Minister | Janez Janša |
| Legislature | Parliament |
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| - | Upper house | National Council |
| - | Lower house | National Assembly |
| Establishment |
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| - | Independence of SHS from Austria–Hungary | 29 October 1918 |
| - | Co-founded Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed Yugoslavia) | 4 December 1918 |
| - | Yugoslavia becomes Republic | 29 November 1943 |
| - | Independence from Yugoslavia | 25 June 1991[2] |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 20,273 km2 (153rd)
7,827 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 0.7[3] |
| Population |
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| - | 2011 estimate | 2,050,189[4] (145th) |
| - | 2002 census | 1,964,036 |
| - | Density | 101[5]/km2 (106th)
262/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $57.892 billion[6] |
| - | Per capita | $28,641[6] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $49.588 billion[6] |
| - | Per capita | $24,533[6] |
| Gini (2007) | 28.4 (low) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.884 [7] (very high) (21st) |
| Currency | Euro (€)3 (EUR) |
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| Time zone | CET(UTC+1) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | SI |
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| Internet TLD | .si4 |
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| Calling code | 386 |
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1As defined by the Act Regulating the Coat-of-Arms, Flag and Anthem of the Republic of Slovenia and the Flag of the Slovene Nation ("Zakon o grbu, zastavi in himni Republike Slovenije ter o slovenski narodni zastavi") from 1994 and published on the web page of the National Assembly of Slovenia.[8][9][10]
2Italian and Hungarian are recognised as official languages in the residential areas of the Italian or Hungarian ethnic minority.
3 Prior to 2007: Slovenian tolar.
4 Also .eu, shared with other European Union member states. |
![Location of Slovenia (dark green)– in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-Slovenia.svg)
0.884 