| Name: | Slovenia (Republic of Slovenia) |
| Local name (Slovene): | Slovenija (Republika Slovenija) |
| Bordering countries: | Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Italy |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 20.3 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 1 936 ths. |
| Capital: | Ljubljana |
| Official language: | Slovene |