GENERAL INFORMATION  IOC Code: SLO  Country: Slovenia        (Republika Slovenija)  Continent: Europe  President: Danilo Türk  Capital: Ljubjana   Largest City: Ljubjana   Currency: Euro  Official languages: Slovenian  Motto: None  POPULATION (1 January 2006)  Population: 2 023 358  GDP/inhabitant (in US $): 22100  Density (inhabitants/km2): 99   Average age (in years):    Life expectancy (in years): 75.93  COMMUNICATION  Internet code: .si   Calling code: +386

 DESCRIPTION
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovenian: Republika Slovenija), is a coastal Alpine country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north.

Before gaining its independence in 1991, Slovenia had been part of: The Roman Empire, Duchy of Carantania (just the current northern part), The Holy Roman Empire (from the 16th century - The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation), Austria-Hungary until 1918, State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929) between the World Wars, and the SFR of Yugoslavia from 1945 until gaining independence in 1991. It became a member of the European Union on 1 May 2004. It is also a member of the Council of Europe, NATO, and has observer status in La Francophonie.
 
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