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Slovenia

Slovenia
Capital Ljubljana
20,273 km² · 2,130,986 people (2025) · Euro

Around sixty percent forest, one of the highest shares in Europe, and about half the country is karst — the landform is named after the Kras plateau here. The Škocjan caves hold one of the largest known underground canyons, and Postojna is over 24 km of passage.

The facts

Capital
Ljubljana
Area
20,273 km² — 7,827 sq mi
Population
2,130,986 (2025)
Density
105.1 people per km²
Currency
Euro (EUR, €)
Official language
Slovene
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Calling code
+386
Drives on the
right
ISO codes
SI · SVN
Continent
Europe

How it compares

By area
152 of 200
By population
149 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Israel 21,937 10,122,800
El Salvador 21,041 6,365,503
Slovenia ← 20,273 2,130,986
Fiji 18,274 933,154
Kuwait 17,818 4,865,298

Common questions

What is the capital of Slovenia?
Ljubljana
What currency does Slovenia use?
The Euro (EUR).
How big is Slovenia?
20,273 km², or 7,827 square miles — 152 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Slovenia drive on?
The right.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked