Hotels      Tour creator      About Slovenia      Account       Home  |  About Slovenia    Foreword  About Slovenia  Useful info  Main destinations  Getting to Slovenia  Cousine and wine  Regions of Slovenia  National holidays  Major events in 2007  National anthem  TOLAR    About Slovenia - all main facts at a glance   Official name: Republic of Slovenia Political system: parliamentary republic Area: 20,273 km2 Forest: 10,124 km2  Vineyards: 216 km2 Length of border with Austria: 330 km Length of border with Italy:232 km Length of border with Hungary:102 km Length of border with Croatia:  670 km Length of coast:46.6 km  Capital: Ljubljana Population: around 2 million  Language: Slovene  Religion: Roman Catholic (82%) Ethnic origin of population: Slovene(83.06%), Italian(0.16%), Hungarian(0.43%), Others (11.57%) Climate: Alpine, Continental, Mediterranean Time zone: Central European Time GMT+1 Average temperatures July: 21°C  January: 0°C Political system: multiparty parliamentary democracy Economy: GDP p.c. (2001) 9.451 USD, imports (2001) 10.9 billion USD, exports (2001) 10.4 billion USD Currency: The EURO has replaced the SIT (Tolar) on the 01.01.2007. All prices are and will be stated in both currencies until 30.06.2007, using the central parity exchange rate (1 EUR = 239,64 SIT) Education: Universities in Ljubljana and Maribor 87,056 students (2002/2003) Culture: 14 professional and numerous amateur theatres, 2 operas, 45 permanent galleries, 60 museums, 5 professional orchestras and a symphony orchestra Media: 6 daily newspapers, 40 weeklies, state television, private televisions, state radio station, local radio stations

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