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