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Slovenia (/sloʊˈviːniə, slə-/ (listen) sloh-VEE-nee-ə; Slovene: Slovenija [slɔˈʋèːnija]), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Republika Slovenija, abbr.: RS), is a country in southern Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers 20,271 square kilometres (7,827 sq mi), and has a population of 2.1 million (2,110,547 people). Slovenes constitute over 80% of the country's population. Slovene, a South Slavic language, is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. A sub-mediterranean climate reaches to the northern extensions of the Dinaric Alps that traverse the country in a northwest–southeast direction. The Julian Alps in the northwest have an alpine climate. Toward the northeastern Pannonian Basin, a continental climate is more pronounced. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geographically situated near the centre of the country.

Slovenia has historically been the crossroads of Slavic, Germanic, and Romance languages and cultures. Its territory has been part of many different states: the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Carolingian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Republic of Venice, the Illyrian Provinces of Napoleon's First French Empire, the Austrian Empire, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In October 1918, the Slovenes co-founded the State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs. In December 1918, they merged with the Kingdom of Serbia into the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. During World War II, Germany, Italy, and Hungary occupied and annexed Slovenia, with a tiny area transferred to the Independent State of Croatia, a newly declared Nazi puppet state. In 1945, it again became part of Yugoslavia. Post-war, Yugoslavia was allied with the Eastern Bloc, but after the Tito–Stalin split of 1948, it never subscribed to the Warsaw Pact, and in 1961 it became one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. In June 1991, Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia and became an independent sovereign state. (Full article...)

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The COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia was a part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first slovenian citizen to be infected was resulted positive on 3rd March 2020, the infection was contracted during an internal flight in Italy. The first case in Slovenia was confirmed a day later; it was an imported case transmitted by a tourist traveling from Morocco via Italy. Italy was the center of the SARS-CoV-2 in Europe at the time.

The first few days of the pandemic were challenging for Slovenia due to the resignation of Prime Minister Marjan Šarec in late January and the formation of a new government. The first case in Slovenia was confirmed one day after Janez Janša was elected prime minister. During the transition period, the outbreak escalated. A joint meeting between the outgoing and incoming governments was held on 10 March 2020. Marjan Šarec's outgoing caretaker government was responsible for the crisis management until 14 March 2020. On 15 May 2020, Slovenia became the first European nation to declare the end of the COVID-19 epidemic within its territory. (Full article...)

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... that former First Lady of Slovenia Barbara Miklič Türk met her husband and former Slovenian president Danilo Türk while working as a librarian at the United Nations?

... that the 1065-m long Črni Kal Viaduct on the A1 motorway is the longest viaduct in Slovenia?

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Image 1The sculpture of the poet Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819) was created by Alojz Gangl in 1889 as part of Vodnik Monument, the first Slovene national monument. (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 2Ljubljana Marshes Wheel, c. 3150 BC (from History of Slovenia)
Image 3The execution of Matija Gubec, leader of the Croatian–Slovene Peasant Revolt, in 1573. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 4Map of Slovenia with ancient Roman provinces and cities (as of 100 A.D.) in green and present-day frontiers in grey. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 5Part of a late 19th century cannon (from History of Slovenia)
Image 6Vače Situla, Hallstatt culture, 5th century BC (from History of Slovenia)
Image 7Socialist Republic of Slovenia within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (from History of Slovenia)
Image 8Postojna Cave (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 9Planica (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 10Folk musician Lojze Slak (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 11The Freising Manuscripts, dating from the 10th century A.D., most probably written in upper Carinthia, are the oldest surviving documents in Slovene. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 12Slovenian dancers at the National Gallery in 2019 (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 13Peter Kozler's map of the Slovene Lands, designed during the Spring of Nations in 1848, became the symbol of the quest for a United Slovenia. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 14Coat of arms of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia (from History of Slovenia)
Image 15The installation of the Dukes in Carinthia, carried out in an ancient ritual in Slovene until 1414. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 16A Romantic veduta of Mount Triglav by the Carinthian Slovene painter Markus Pernhart. In the Romantic era, Triglav became one of the symbols of Slovene identity. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 17Lake Bled (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 18Bronze breastplate, Hallstatt culture, 600 BC (from History of Slovenia)
Image 19Janez Janša (from History of Slovenia)
Image 20Piran, a coast town (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 21The Solkan Bridge, built in 1906 (from History of Slovenia)
Image 22Gold appliqués, Urnfield culture, c. 1200 BC. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 23The Sower (1907), by the Impressionist painter and musician Ivan Grohar, became a metaphor for the Slovenes and was a reflection of the transition from a rural to an urban culture. (from Culture of Slovenia)
Image 24The proclamation of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs at Congress Square in Ljubljana on 20 October 1918 (from History of Slovenia)
Image 25Triglav, the highest peak (from Tourism in Slovenia)
Image 26Milan Kučan (from History of Slovenia)
Image 27Slavic settlement in 631 under the Slavic King Samo. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 28The Ottoman army battling the Habsburgs in present-day Slovenia during the Great Turkish War. (from History of Slovenia)
Image 29Members of the Catholic Orel association in Lower Carniola before World War One (from History of Slovenia)
Image 30Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia between 1992 and 2002, and president of Slovenia between 2002 and 2007 (from History of Slovenia)
Image 31Danilo Türk (from History of Slovenia)
Image 32The annexed western quarter of Slovene ethnic territory, and approximately 327,000 out of the total population of 1.3 million Slovenes, were subjected to forced Fascist Italianization. On the map of present-day Slovenia with its traditional regions' boundaries. (from History of Slovenia)

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Image 1View from Šmarjetna Gora towards Škofja Loka
Image 2North side of Jalovec mountain in the Julian Alps, Slovenia
Image 3Altar ceiling of St. George's Chapel, Ljubljana Castle
Image 4Sora river in Škofja Loka
Image 5Tartini Square, Piran
Image 6Pietro Stanislao Parisi with family, by Giuseppe Tominz, 1849
Image 7An alpine meadow in Julian Alps, with Prisojnik and Razor in the back
Image 8The old part of Novo mesto with the Krka river
Image 9Lake Ribnica on Pohorje
Image 10Panorama of Lake Palčje in southwestern Slovenia during high waters in early winter

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Figures are based on the statistics from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia.^[1]

Rank	Name	Population			Traditional region
Rank	Name	2021 pop.	2011 pop.	Percentage change	Traditional region
1.	Ljubljana	285,604	272,220	4.91%	Upper and Lower Carniola
2.	Maribor	97,019	95,171	1.94%	Styria
3.	Kranj	38,024	36,874	3.11%	Upper Carniola
4.	Celje	37,392	37,520	–0.34%	Styria
5.	Koper	26,054	24,996	4.23%	Slovene Littoral
6.	Velenje	25,538	25,456	0.32%	Styria
7.	Novo Mesto	23,878	23,341	2.30%	Lower Carniola
8.	Ptuj	18,004	18,164	–0.88%	Styria
9.	Kamnik	13,902	13,644	1.89%	Upper Carniola
10.	Trbovlje	13,742	15,163	–9.37%	Styria
11.	Jesenice	13,503	13,440	0.46%	Upper Carniola
12.	Domžale	13,102	12,406	5.61%	Upper Carniola
13.	Nova Gorica	12,871	13,178	–2.32%	Slovene Littoral
14.	Izola	11,819	11,223	5.31%	Slovene Littoral
15.	Škofja Loka	11,706	11,969	–2.19%	Upper Carniola
16.	Murska Sobota	11,025	11,614	–5.07%	Prekmurje
17.	Logatec	9,947	8,942	10.10%	Inner Carniola
18.	Postojna	9,750	9,183	5.81%	Inner Carniola
19.	Vrhnika	8,889	8,413	5.35%	Inner Carniola
20.	Slovenska Bistrica	8,252	7,454	9.67%	Styria
21.	Kočevje	8,113	8,672	–6.89%	Lower Carniola
22.	Grosuplje	7,607	7,098	6.69%	Lower Carniola
23.	Slovenj Gradec	7,267	7,519	–3.46%	Styria
24.	Ravne na Koroškem	7,254	6,979	3.94%	Carinthia
25.	Mengeš	7,010	6,112	14.69%	Upper Carniola
26.	Ajdovščina	6,922	6,656	3.99%	Slovene Littoral
27.	Brežice	6,888	6,573	4.79%	Styria
28.	Krško	6,778	7,097	–4.49%	Lower Carniola
29.	Litija	6,767	6,467	4.63%	Upper Carniola
30.	Sežana	6,172	5,531	11.58%	Slovene Littoral
31.	Radovljica	6,133	5,940	3.24%	Upper Carniola
32.	Zagorje ob Savi	6,020	6,439	–6.50%	Upper Carniola
33.	Idrija	5,831	5,955	–2.08%	Slovene Littoral
34.	Črnomelj	5,451	5,776	–5.62%	Lower Carniola
35.	Medvode	5,330	5,178	2.93%	Upper Carniola
36.	Bled	5,181	5,181	0.00%	Upper Carniola
37.	Slovenske Konjice	5,155	4,869	5.87%	Styria
38.	Rogaška Slatina	5,082	5,111	–0.56%	Styria
39.	Žalec	4,983	4,943	0.80%	Styria
40.	Šentjur	4,927	4,762	3.34%	Styria
41.	Hrastnik	4,872	5,621	–13.32%	Styria
42.	Prevalje	4,627	4,643	–0.34%	Carinthia
43.	Sevnica	4,521	4,660	–3.07%	Styria
44.	Ilirska Bistrica	4,350	4,553	–4.66%	Inner Carniola
45.	Ruše	4,214	4,503	–6.41%	Styria
46.	Cerknica	4,022	3,928	2.39%	Inner Carniola
47.	Trebnje	3,858	3,477	10.95%	Lower Carniola
48.	Piran	3,827	4,192	–8.70%	Slovene Littoral
49.	Tržič	3,744	3,865	–3.13%	Upper Carniola
50.	Šempeter pri Gorici	3,720	3,760	–1.06%	Slovene Littoral
51.	Ribnica	3,671	3,604	1.85%	Lower Carniola
52.	Žiri	3,654	3,588	1.83%	Upper Carniola
53.	Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah	3,339	3,006	11.07%	Styria
54.	Ljutomer	3,308	3,460	–2.87%	Styria
55.	Laško	3,284	3,456	–4.97%	Styria
56.	Tolmin	3,274	3,534	–7.35%	Slovene Littoral
57.	Metlika	3,226	3,273	–1.43%	Lower Carniola
58.	Mežica	3,164	3,254	–2.76%	Carinthia
59.	Gornja Radgona	3,103	3,159	–1.77%	Styria
60.	Dravograd	3,095	3,289	–5.89%	Carinthia
61.	Zreče	2,998	2,935	2.14%	Styria
62.	Lendava	2,947	3,129	–5.81%	Prekmurje
63.	Železniki	2,933	3,075	–4.61%	Upper Carniola
64.	Šoštanj	2,927	2,880	1.63%	Styria
65.	Radeče	1,949	2,168	–10.10%	Lower Carniola
66.	Ormož	1,862	2,174	–14.35%	Styria
67.	Bovec	1,671	1,631	2.45%	Slovene Littoral
68.	Višnja Gora	1,135	1,000	13.50%	Lower Carniola
69.	Kostanjevica na Krki	702	695	1.01%	Lower Carniola