About Slovenia!

Slovenia (the Republic of Slovenia) is one of the smallest countries in Europe. It is strategically located in the center of Europe, bordered by Italy on the West, Austria to the North, Hungary to the Northeast and Croatia to the South. Therefore, we can say that it lies in the heart of Europe where the Alps and the Mediterranean meet the Pannonian plains and the mysterious Karst. According to the last census, a little over two million people live here on just twenty thousand square kilometres.

Despite its size, Slovenian landscape is very diverse: Julian Alps are in the Northwest Slovenia, there are many wonderful caves in the Karst region, Slovenia also has a portion of coastline: Adriatic sea costal areas lie in the Southwest corner; there are Pannonian plains in the Northeastern part while a versatile landscape of hills, valleys, rivers and forests which cover half of the country dominate its countryside. Limestone formations provide Slovenia with the unique geographical phenomena “Kras” (the Karst), with over 1,000 underground caves, vanishing rivers and even vanishing lakes.

The highest mountain Triglav – the name meaning “three – headed” is 2,864 m high. Triglav is a state symbol, also used on the Slovenian coat of arms and on the flag. Another interesting feature about Slovenia is its shape – many believe the country’s outline resembles that of a chicken. From wherever you arrive, Slovenia is only an arm’s length away. There is only 230 kilometres to the Slovene border from Vienna, 240 kilometres from Budapest, and 350 kilometres from Venice. Slovenia is well linked to the world by road, rail, air, and sea.

Also read the In the Palm of Your Hand and the Sporting Nation section and check out the related links on Slovenia for more information:
http://www.slovenia.si
http://www.slovenia.info