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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than New Jersey
Area > Comparative to US places slightly smaller than New Jersey
Area > Land	20,151 sq km		[151st of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	10.037 sq km per 1,000 people		[129th of 227]
Area > Total	20,273 sq km		[159th of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	10.098 sq km per 1,000 people		[134th of 231]
Area > Water	122 sq km		[134th of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	60.766 sq km per million people		[109th of 225]
Capital city with population	Ljubljana - 330,000
Climate Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
Coastline	46.6 km		[198th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Triglav 2,864 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Adriatic Sea 0 m
Europe > Area	20,273 km²		[34th of 38]
Forested Land	55%		[29th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	46 07 N, 14 49 E
Geography > Note despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes
Irrigated land	30 sq km		[152nd of 196]
Irrigated land (per capita)	15.032 sq km per million people		[154th of 167]
Land area > sq. km	20,140 km²		[150th of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita)	10.067 km² per 1,000 people		[118th of 206]
land border lengths > P-S > Number of neighbours	4		[15th of 26]
land border lengths > P-S > Total Borders	1,334 km		[19th of 27]
Land boundaries > Border countries Austria 330 km, Croatia 455 km, Hungary 102 km, Italy 199 km
Land boundaries > Total	1,086 km		[116th of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita)	540.915 km per million people		[33rd of 164]
Land use > Arable land	8.53%		[120th of 258]
Land use > Other	90.04%		[107th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	1.43%		[103rd of 258]
Largest city population	278,000		[128th of 174]
Largest city population (per capita)	0.138 per capita		[93rd of 174]
Largest city with population	Ljubljana - 330,000
Location Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia
Map references Europe
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[42nd of 191]
Natural hazards	flooding and earthquakes
Natural resources lignite coal, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests
northernmost point > Latitude	46°52'N
Population density	97.28 people per sqkm		[100th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	99.33 people/m²		[87th of 204]
Precipitation	1,393 mm		[20th of 95]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land	556.96 people/km² of arable lan		[12th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km	20,270 km²		[150th of 206]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita)	10.132 km² per 1,000 people		[120th of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Triglav
Terrain a short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine mountain region adjacent to Italy and Austria, mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east

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