Slovenia
Europe ยท Capital: Ljubljana
How it is run: Slovenia is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Slovenia is home to 2.1 million people in Central Europe, where people speak Slovene.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
2.1 million people
That is about 263 people out of every million on Earth (counted in 2025).
๐บ๏ธ Land
20,273 kmยฒ
About the size of a small US state such as Vermont or New Hampshire.
๐๏ธ How crowded
About 105 people per square kilometre โ busy towns with countryside in between.
๐ Size in its region
32nd most people in Europe
36th largest by land in Europe.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
Slovene
๐ฐ Money
Euro (โฌ)
Life here today ๐ฉบ
These come from World Bank open data โ the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
โค๏ธ How long people live
82.3 years on average
One of the healthier countries โ good hospitals and clean water make a big difference.
๐ผ Money made per person each year
about US$37,376
An upper-middle-income country: growing cities, and more families joining the middle class.
๐ข Living in cities
56% of people
Many people still live in villages and farming towns.
๐ Kids under 15
14.5% of the population
An older country โ there are more grandparents than schoolchildren.
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+386
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.si
๐ง People here are called
Slovene
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
Slovenija
Also written: Republic of Slovenia, Republika Slovenija.
๐ Coast or inland
Has a coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
Eastern European Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Slovenia touches 4 neighbours by land. Neighbours share rivers, roads and usually a lot of trade.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Eslovenia
French
Slovรฉnie
Arabic
ุณููููููุง
Chinese
ๆฏๆดๆๅฐผไบ
Japanese
ในใญใใใข
Russian
ะกะปะพะฒะตะฝะธั
Portuguese
Eslovรฉnia
German
Slowenien
Put it in perspective ๐
- Russia โ the most populated country in Europe โ has about 67.3ร as many people as Slovenia.
- Slovenia covers roughly 193 times the area of Hong Kong Island.
- If everyone in Slovenia lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 1,065 km.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: Slovenia is a full member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly โ the same as every other member, big or small.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Republic of Slovenia
๐๏ธ Capital
Ljubljana
๐ Region
Europe ยท Central Europe
๐ค Country code
SI
๐๏ธ UN status
UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Independent country
More about Slovenia ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
46.1ยฐ N, 14.8ยฐ E
๐ Half of the world
Northern & Eastern hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC+1 โ when it is noon in London it is about 13:00 in Ljubljana.
- The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana โ that's where the country's big decisions get made.
- Slovenia sits in Central Europe, in the northern and eastern half of the globe.
- Slovenia is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
- Slovenia is close to the line of 0ยฐ longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
- Slovenia sits in the temperate zone, the belt where most of the world's farms and big cities are.
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Slovenia has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Slovenia can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Slovenia spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Slovenia?
Ljubljana
Which money do people spend in Slovenia?
Euro (โฌ)
How many countries share a land border with Slovenia?
4 โ Austria, Croatia, Italy, Hungary.
Roughly how many people live in Slovenia?
2.1 million people
Keep researching ๐
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further โ and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here โ kid-friendly encyclopedias ๐
Short articles written for students, with maps and photos you can use in a report.
Official data & government sources ๐๏ธ
Primary sources. Cite these when your teacher asks for real data.
News & current policy ๐ฐ
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