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Slovenia & Ljubljana

Slovenia in short

Average temperatures: July 21°C, January 0°C Administrative division: 12 statistical regions, 58 administrative units, 212 municipalities Official language: Slovenian, also Hungarian and Italian in their respective ethnically mixed areas Religion: The majority of the population is Roman Catholic; Slovenia also has 40 other officially registered religious communities Currency: euro (EUR), valid since 1 January 2007 GDP per capita: EUR 19,262 (2016) Registered unemployment rate: 10.8% (2016) Average age: 41.4 years Life expectancy: men 73 years, women 81 years Average number of children born per woman: 1.2 Universities: Ljubljana, Maribor and Primorska Length of borders: 330 km with Austria, 280 km with Italy, 102 km with Hungary and 670 km with Croatia; in total 1,382 km

Length of coastline: 46.6 km Highest peak: Triglav, 2,864 m Longest tourist karst cave: Postojna Cave, 24 km Largest surface area natural lake: Lake Cerknica (intermittent), 26 km 2 Largest protected area: Triglav National Park, 83,982 ha Geometric centre of Slovenia: Vače (GEOSS) UNESCO World Heritage List in Slovenia: Škocjan Caves with their subterranean canyon, Idrija with the once world- renowned mercury mine, and the Ljubljana Marshes with the heritage of an ancient pile-dweller culture Slovenian EDEN (European Destinations of Excellence) destinations: Soča Valley (2008), Solčavsko (2009), Kolpa River (2010), Idrija (2011), Laško (2013), Brda (2015) Average height above sea level: 556.8 m Number of tourist overnight stays: 12,592,000 (2017)

Population: 2,055,000 Position: Slovenia is a Central European country Area: 20,273 km 2 Government: Slovenia is a democratic republic founded on the principle of the separation of powers into legislative, executive and judicial power Capital city: Ljubljana Other major cities: Maribor, Kranj, Celje, Koper, Novo mesto, Velenje, Murska Sobota International affiliations: Slovenia has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004 and a member of NATO since 7 April 2004; it is also a member of many other international organisations The Global Peace Report: Slovenia is, as of 2017, ranked as the 14th safest country in the world Global Terrorism Index: Slovenia “zero impact of terrorism”; Ljubljana ranks 335 out of 378 cities in the world (Numbeo Index, 2017) Climate: Alpine, Pannonian, Mediterranean Time: Central European Time GMT + 1, in summer GMT + 2

Number of tourists: 4,948,000 Number of tourist beds: 135,000