Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC

SERIAL · 705Europe

Slovenia

CapitalLjubljana

CurrencyEUR · euro

LanguageSlovene

Area20,480 km²

Since1991

ISOSVN · SI

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Central Europe

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, and Croatia to the south and southeast; its southwestern boundary consists of a 46.6-kilometre (29.0 mi) coastline on the Adriatic Sea. The country is mostly mountainous and forested, covering 20,271 square kilometres (7,827 sq mi), with a population of approximately 2.1 million people. Slovene is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city, is geographically situated near the centre of the country. Other larger urban centers include Maribor, Ptuj, Kranj, Celje, Koper, Novo Mesto, Velenje, Nova Gorica, Sežana, Murska Sobota, and Jesenice.

Text: Wikipedia — SloveniaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-02

— FACTS —

Capital: Ljubljana
Currency: euro (EUR)
Official language: Slovene
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +386
Licence plate code: SLO
Top-level domain: .si
Independence / founding: 25 Jun 1991
Highest point: Triglav (2,864 m)
Lowest point: Adriatic Sea (0 m)
Anthem: Zdravljica

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

61.2%% of land area

#26 of 2132023

193% of world average

Forest area

12,317km²

#117 of 2132023

7% of world average

Agricultural land

30.4%% of land area

#124 of 2092023

82% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

8.9%% of land area

#110 of 2062023

64% of world average

Land area

20,480km²

#151 of 2152023

3% of world average

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for Slovenia.

— MONEY —

39 of 39 figures unavailable for Slovenia.

— TRADE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Slovenia.

— HEALTH —

Physicians

3.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#51 of 1872022

160% of world average

Nurses and midwives

10.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#21 of 1962022

224% of world average

Hospital beds

4.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#35 of 1572022

139% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

99.6%% of population

#64 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

98.3%% of population

#70 of 2132024

122% of world average

Suicide rate

18.9per 100,000 people

#173 of 1852021

221% of world average

Adults who smoke

20.9%% of adults

#92 of 1662024

106% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#1 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

2.6per 100,000 people

#15 of 2082024

3% of world average

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Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#1 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

95.0%% of children 12-23 months

#60 of 1932024

111% of world average

8 of 19 figures unavailable for Slovenia.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

5.3%% of GDP

#48 of 1902022

122% of world average

Education spending

11.1%% of government spending

#129 of 1892022

82% of world average

Adult literacy

99.5%% aged 15+

not enough data to rank1991

119% of world average

Youth literacy

99.8%% aged 15-24

not enough data to rank1991

109% of world average

Primary school enrolment

100.9%% gross

#93 of 2002023

100% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

107.6%% gross

#32 of 1882023

124% of world average

University enrolment

80.1%% gross

#28 of 1672023

161% of world average

Primary school completion

97.4%% of relevant age group

#64 of 1802023

108% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

13.8pupils per teacher

#47 of 1602016

62% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

9.0 yrsyears

#115 of 1972025

90% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

3.2%% of labour force

#46 of 1862025

46% of world average

Youth unemployment

9.5%% of labour force aged 15-24

#66 of 1862025

61% of world average

Labour force participation

57.6%% aged 15+

#123 of 1862025

95% of world average

Women in the labour force

52.3%% of women aged 15+

#103 of 1862025

103% of world average

Men in the labour force

62.8%% of men aged 15+

#148 of 1862025

90% of world average

Labour force

1.0Mpeople

#144 of 1862025

5% of world average

Working in agriculture

3.7%% of employment

#141 of 1862025

17% of world average

Working in industry

32.0%% of employment

#12 of 1862025

163% of world average

Working in services

64.4%% of employment

#80 of 1862025

110% of world average

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Self-employed

14.0%% of employment

#148 of 1862025

36% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

79.7%% of labour force

#63 of 1712024

105% of world average

Employed

55.7%% aged 15+

#108 of 1862025

98% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

90.8%% of population

#58 of 2072024

127% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

131per 100 people

#56 of 2102024

113% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

34.2per 100 people

#46 of 2082024

188% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

28.7per 100 people

#37 of 2132024

193% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#1 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#1 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

6,450kWh per person

#27 of 1492024

153% of world average

Energy used per person

3,025kg oil equivalent per person

#31 of 1492024

134% of world average

Air passengers carried

1,866passengers

#161 of 1652022

0% of world average

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Air freight

0.36million tonne-km

#130 of 1632019

0% of world average

Rail network

1,209route-km

#64 of 842021

12% of world average

Rail passengers

542million passenger-km

#51 of 782021

2% of world average

Container port traffic

1.1MTEU

#65 of 1672024

21% of world average

Research and development spending

2.1%% of GDP

#18 of 1272023

219% of world average

Patent applications by residents

222count

#58 of 1422021

1% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

3,568count

#65 of 1972023

22% of world average

Tourists arriving

1.2Mcount

#89 of 1942020

24% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$1.42Bcurrent US$

#61 of 1752020

38% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

6.27tonnes per person

#164 of 2032024

139% of world average

Carbon emissions

13.3Mt CO2

#106 of 2032024

7% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

17.3Mt CO2-equivalent

#77 of 2032024

7% of world average

Protected land

40.4%% of land area

#12 of 2132025

214% of world average

Protected coastal waters

2.9%% of territorial waters

#81 of 1742025

28% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

4.4%% of internal resources

#68 of 1772022

3% of world average

Renewable water available per person

8,840m³ per person

#51 of 1832022

63% of world average

Renewable energy use

23.4%% of final energy consumption

#98 of 2122021

81% of world average

Electricity from renewables

36.1%% of total

#81 of 2062021

104% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

23.0%% of total

#43 of 2092023

39% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

34.3%% of total

#9 of 2082024

963% of world average

Energy imported (net)

48.9%% of energy use

#48 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

1.3%% of GDP

#98 of 1562024

59% of world average

Military spending

$951.9Mcurrent US$

#84 of 1602024

6% of world average

Military spending

2.7%% of government spending

#127 of 1532024

37% of world average

Armed forces personnel

7,000people

#142 of 1702020

4% of world average

Armed forces

0.7%% of labour force

#96 of 1682020

54% of world average

Tax revenue

21.0%% of GDP

#45 of 1492024

125% of world average

Homicides

0.566per 100,000 people

#14 of 1582023

7% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2025

Switzerland$34.13B
Switzerland$34.12B
Germany$8.22B
Germany$8.22B
Croatia$5.46B
Croatia$5.46B
Italy$5.10B
Italy$5.10B

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Austria$3.20B
Austria$3.20B
France$2.01B
France$2.01B
Poland$1.76B
Poland$1.76B
Serbia$1.68B

Imports fromas of 2025

Switzerland$18.97B
People's Republic of China$11.87B
People's Republic of China$7.54B
Germany$7.13B
India$6.35B
Italy$5.52B
Austria$3.75B
Croatia$2.58B

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People's Republic of China$2.56B
Poland$1.67B
France$1.52B
Turkey$1.45B
United States$1.35B
Turkey$1.27B
Hungary$1.23B

Trade balance, 2025+$1.44B

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

ZdravljicaAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Ljubljana · approx. UTC+1

Neighbours

Landmarks

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of EuropeImage: Wikimedia Commons

The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban DesignImage: Wikimedia Commons

Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and IdrijaImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Melania TrumpFirst Lady of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)

Slavoj ŽižekSlovenian philosopher (born 1949)

Borut PahorSlovenian Politician, former Prime Minister and President, born 1963

Janez JanšaSlovenian politician (born 1958)

Duncan Haldaneprofessor of physics at Princeton University

Janez DrnovšekSlovenian politician (1950–2008)

Tadej PogačarSlovenian cyclist (born 1998)

Danilo TürkPresident of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012

Jan OblakSlovenian association football player (born 1993)

Robert GolobSlovenian businessman and politician (born 1967)

Luka DončićSlovenian basketball player (born 1999)

Samir HandanovićSlovenian association football player (born 1984)

History

25 Jun 1991Slovenia founded as a sovereign state

22 May 1992Joined the United Nations

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population2.1M2025

GDP$79.65B2025

GDP per person$37,3762025