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DIVING SLOVENIA INTRODUCTION

COUNTRY INFORMATION


Official name

Republic of Slovenia


Capital

Ljubljana


Coordinates

46°07’ N, 14°49’ E


Location

Slovenia is located in Central Europe and shares borders with Italy on the west, Austria on the north, Hungary on the east and Croatia on the south.


Area

Total area: 20 273 sq km
Land area: 20 151 sq km
Water area: 122 sq km


Land boundaries

1 086 km


Coastline

47 km


Administrative division

Slovenia is divided into 182 municipalities and 11 urban municipalities.


Political system

Slovenia is a parliamentary republic. President is the chief of state and is elected by popular vote for a five-year term. Prime Minister, the head of government, is appointed by the President and elected by the Parliament (usually the leader of the majority party). Parliament is bicameral and consists of the National Assembly (Drzavni Zbor) with 90 seats and the National Council (Drzavni Svet) with 40 seats.


Population

2 005 692


Ethnic groups

Slovene 83%, Serb 2%, Croat 2%, Bosniak 1%, other 2%


Religions

Catholic 58%, Muslim 2%, Orthodox 2%, other 38%