Location: Europe
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Ljubljana
Main Cities: Maribor, Kranj, Celje, Koper (Capodistria)
Population: 2,020,000
Area: 20,250 km2
Currency: 1 euro = 100 cents
Languages: Slovene
Religions: Roman Catholic
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Slovenia: a republic in S central Europe: settled by the Slovenes in the 6th century; joined Yugoslavia in 1918 and became an autonomous republic in 1946; became fully independent in 1992 and joined the EU in 2004; rises over 2800 m (9000 ft.) in the Julian Alps. Official language: Slovene. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: tolar. Capital: Ljubljana. Pop.: 1 982 000 (2004 est.). Area: 20 251 sq. km (7819 sq. miles)