Slovenia is situated in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean . The Alps — including the Julian Alps, the Kamnik-Savinja Alps and the Karavank chain, as well as the Pohorje massif — dominate Northern Slovenia along its long border to Austria. Slovenia's Adriatic coastline stretches approximately 50 kilometers (39 mi.) from Italy to Croatia. Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... Edelweiss, Julian Alps, Slovenia The Julian Alps is part of the Alps that stretch from north-eastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2864 metres at Triglav. ... The Kamnik Alps (Slovene KamniÅ¡ke alpe, German Steiner Alpen or Sulzbacher Alpen) are a mountain range, part of the Southern Limestone Alps in north Slovenia and at the border of Austria. ... The Kamnik Alps (Slovene Kamniške alpe, German Steiner Alpen or Sulzbacher Alpen) are a mountain range, part of the Southern Limestone Alps in north Slovenia and at the border of Austria. ... Pohorje, (German Bachergebirge) is a mountain range, made of metamorphic stones, near to the Southern Limestone Alps in north Slovenia near Drava and Maribor. ... A satellite image of the Adriatic Sea. ...

Landscape types in Slovenia

The term "Karst" originated in southwestern Slovenia's Karst Plateau (Slovenian Kras), a limestone region of underground rivers, gorges, and caves, between Ljubljana and the Mediterranean. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x715, 268 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x715, 268 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Karst topography occurs when a landscape is marked by underground drainage patterns. ... An image of Italian Karst (Monfalcone). ... Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ...   (IPA: ) is the capital and largest city in Slovenia. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...

On the Pannonian plain to the East and Northeast, toward the Croatian and Hungarian borders, the landscape is essentially flat. However, the majority of Slovenian terrain is hilly or mountainous, with around 90% of the surface 200 meters or more above sea level. The Pannonian Plain is a large plain in Central Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ...

Map of Slovenia

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Location

Southeastern or Central Europe, Eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of the Splügen Pass in eastern Switzerland. ...

Geographic coordinates

Extreme geographical points of Slovenia:

• North: 46°53′N 16°14′E, municipality Šalovci,
• South: 45°25′N 15°10′E, municipality Črnomelj,
• East: 46°28′N 16°36′E, municipality Lendava,
• West: 46°17′N 13°23′E, municipality Kobarid.

Maximum distance North - South is 1°28' or 163 km (101 miles).
Maximum distance East - West is 3°13' or 248 km (154 miles). Slovenia is divided into 193 municipalities (občine, singular - občina), of which 11 have urban status (written bold). ... Area: 58,2 km² Population  - males  - females 1. ... Area: 339,7 km² Population  - males  - females 14. ... Area: 123. ... Area: 192. ...

Map references

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Area

• Total: 20,273 km²
• Land: 20,273 km²
• Water: 0 km²
• Comparison: slightly smaller than New Jersey

Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ...

Borders

• Land boundaries
  • Total: 1,334 km
  • Border countries: Austria 330 km, Croatia 670 km, Italy 232 km, Hungary 102 km
• Coastline: 46.6 km

Regions

Historical Regions

Slovenia is traditionally divided into eight regions.

As given by Enciklopedija Slovenije (Encyclopedia of Slovenia), traditional Slovenian regions, based on the former division of Slovenia into four Habsburg crown lands (Carniola, Carinthia, Styria, and the Littoral) and their parts, are: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (829x600, 6 KB)A map of Slovenia with regions marked. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (829x600, 6 KB)A map of Slovenia with regions marked. ... Enciklopedija Slovenije is a Slovenian encyclopedia that contains topics connected to Slovenia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ... Crown land is a designated land belonging to the Crown, the equivalent of an entailed estate that passed with the monarchy and could not be alienated from it. ... Carniola English and Latin; (Slovenian Kranjska, German Krain) is a name for a region in Slovenia. ... Carinthia (Kärnten in German, Koroška in Slovenian) can refer to: Carinthia - a federal state of Austria Carinthia - an informal province in Slovenia Carinthia - a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire and crownland of Austria_Hungary Karantania - the first Slovenian state This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... Coat of arms of the Dukes of Styria, crowned with the ducal hat, today state coat The Duchy of Styria (German: Herzogtum Steiermark, Slovenian Å tajerska) was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, and a crownland of Austria-Hungary until its dissolution in 1918. ... The Slovenian Littoral (Slovenian: Primorska; Italian: ; German: ) is a traditional region of Slovenia that itself consists of the regions of GoriÅ¡ka and Slovenian Istria (Slovenska Istra). ...

• Upper Carniola (Gorenjska) (denoted on the map by U.C.)
• Styria (Štajerska) (S)
• Prekmurje (T)
• Carinthia (Koroška) (C)
• Inner Carniola (Notranjska) (I.C.)
• Lower Carniola (Dolenjska) (L.C.)
• Goriška (G)
• Slovenian Istria (Slovenska Istra) (L)

The last two are usually considered together as the Littoral Region (Primorska). White Carniola (Bela krajina), otherwise part of Lower Carniola, is usually considered a separate region, as is Zasavje, which is otherwise a part of Upper and Lower Carniola and Styria. Upper Carniola (Slovenian: Gorenjska; German: ) is a traditional region of Slovenia. ... Lower Styria (Slovenian Spodnja Štajerska, German Untersteiermark, Latin Styria) is made up of the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria and is a region in northeastern Slovenia. ... Prekmurje (Hungarian: Muravidék) is the easternmost region of Slovenia. ... Carinthia (Slovene Koroška) is an informal province in the north of Slovenia. ... Inner Carniola (Slovenian: Notranjska; German: ) is a traditional region of Slovenia. ... Lower Carniola (Slovenian: Dolenjska; German: ) is a traditional region of Slovenia. ... Most western region in Slovenia, the capital is Nova Gorica. ... Coat of arms Istria (Istra, pronounced in Croatian and Slovenian; Istria, pronounced in Italian, Istrien, pronounced in German) is the biggest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. ... The Slovenian Littoral (Slovenian: Primorska; Italian: ; German: ) is a traditional region of Slovenia that itself consists of the regions of Goriška and Slovenian Istria (Slovenska Istra). ... White Carniola (Bela krajina) is on the south-east part of Slovenia. ...

Climate

Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east

Terrain

a short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine mountain region adjacent to Italy and Austria, mixed mountain and valleys with numerous rivers to the east

Elevation extremes

• Lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
• Highest point: Triglav 2,864 m (9,396 feet)

This article is about mount Triglav in Slovenia. ...

Natural resources

lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ... General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ... General Name, Symbol, Number mercury, Hg, 80 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 6, d Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 200. ... General Name, Symbol, Number uranium, U, 92 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block n/a, 7, f Appearance silvery gray metallic; corrodes to a spalling black oxide coat in air Atomic mass 238. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... Undershot water wheels on the Orontes River in Hama, Syria Saint Anthony Falls Prior to the widespread availability of commercial electricity, hydropower was used for milling, textile manufacture, and the operation of sawmills. ...

Land use

• Arable land: 12%
• Permanent crops: 3%
• Permanent pastures: 24%
• Forests and woodland: 54%
• Other: 7% (1996 est.)
• Irrigated land: 20 km² (1993 est.)
• Natural hazards: flooding and earthquakes

A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energy in the crust that propagates seismic waves. ...

Environment

Current issues

The Sava River polluted with domestic and industrial waste; pollution of coastal waters with heavy metals and toxic chemicals; forest damage near Koper from air pollution (originating at metallurgical and chemical plants) and resulting acid rain Sava also Save (German Save, Hungarian Száva) is a river in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, a right side tributary of Danube at Belgrade. ... Area: 311. ... The effects of acid rain in the Jizera Mountains of the Czech Republic Acid rain (or more accurately acid precipitation)[1] occurs when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are emitted into the atmosphere, undergo chemical transformations and are absorbed by water droplets in clouds. ...

International agreements

• Party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution (MARPOL 73/78), Wetlands
• Signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

Before flue gas desulfurization was installed, the emissions from this power plant in New Mexico contained excessive amounts of sulfur dioxide. ... Rainforests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth Biodiversity or biological diversity is the diversity of life. ... UNFCCC logo. ... The critically endangered Amur Tiger, a rare subspecies of tiger. ... Hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment and generally exhibits one or more of these characteristics: ignitability corrosivity reactivity (explosive) toxicity Many types of businesses generate hazardous waste. ... Admiralty law (usually referred to as simply admiralty and also referred to as maritime law) is a distinct body of law which governs maritime questions and offenses. ... Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) note - abbreviated as Marine Dumping opened for signature - 29 December 1972 entered into force - 30 August 1975 objective - to control pollution of the sea by dumping and to encourage regional agreements supplementary to the Convention... The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans all nuclear explosions in all environments, for military or civilian purposes and was opened for signature in New York on 24 September 1996, when it was signed by 71 States, including the five nuclear weapon states at the time (which did not... Ship Pollution is an abbreviated form of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... Earth as seen by Apollo 17 The Kyoto Protocol is an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), an international treaty on global warming. ...

See also

• List of national parks of Slovenia
• Slovenia
• Mountains of Slovenia