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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.
The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, Slovenia became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which was renamed Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia joined Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia as one of the constituent republics in the new Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). In 1990, Slovenia held its first multiparty elections, as well as a referendum on independence.
- Capital
- Ljubljana
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Population
- 2,097,893
- Area
- 20,273 sq km
- Location
- south Central Europe, Julian Alps between Austria and Croatia
- Climate
- Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to t…
- Natural resources
- lignite; lead; zinc; building stone; hydropower; forests
- Languages
- Slovene (official) 87.7%; Croatian 2.8%; Serbo-Croatian 1.8%; Bosnian 1.6%…
- Religions
- Catholic 69%; Orthodox 4%; Muslim 3%; Christian 1%…
- Independence
- 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
- Administrative divisions
- 200 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 12 urban municipalities (mestne obcine, singular - mestna obcina) mun…
- Currency
- euros (EUR)
- Export partners
- Switzerland 22%; Germany 12%; Italy 10%; Croatia 8%…
- Import partners
- Switzerland 17%; China 15%; Germany 11%; Italy 9%…
Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain