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'''Slovenia'''{{efn|{{IPAc-en|audio= en-us-Slovenia.ogg|s|l|oʊ|ˈ|v|iː|n|i|ə|,_|s|l|ə|-}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Wells |first=John C. |year=2008 |title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary |edition=3rd |publisher=Longman |isbn=9781405881180}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Roach |first=Peter |year=2011 |title=Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary |edition= 18th |place=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521152532}}</ref> {{respell|sloh|VEE|nee-ə}}; {{langx|sl|Slovenija}} {{IPA|sl|slɔˈʋèːnija|}}),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bos.zrc-sazu.si/c/SP/neva.exe?name=sp&expression=Slovenija&hs=1|title=Slovenski pravopis 2001 - Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU in Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti – izid poizvedbe|website=bos.zrc-sazu.si}}</ref>}} officially the '''Republic of Slovenia''' {{efn|Slovene: {{Audio| Sl-Republika Slovenija.oga|{{lang|sl|Republika Slovenija}}}}<ref>{{IPA|sl|ɾɛˈpùːblika slɔˈʋèːnija}}. Source: {{cite web|title= Slovenski pravopis 2001: Republika Slovenija|url= http://bos.zrc-sazu.si/c/SP/neva.exe?name=sp&expression=republika+slovenija&hs=1}}</ref><ref>{{IPA|sl|ɾəˈsə́}}. Source: {{cite web |title= Slovenski pravopis 2001: Republika Slovenija|url= http://bos.zrc-sazu.si/c/SP/neva.exe?name=sp&expression=republika+slovenija&hs=1}}</ref>}} is a country in [[Central Europe]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Directorate for European Affairs |url=https://www.gov.si/en/state-authorities/ministries/ministry-of-foreign-and-european-affairs/about-the-ministry/directorate-for-european-affairs/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=GOV.SI |publisher=Government of the Republic of Slovenia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Slovenia |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Slovenia |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Encyclopaedia Britannica |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. |language=en}}</ref> It borders [[Italy]] to the west, [[Austria]] to the north, [[Hungary]] to the northeast, [[Croatia]] to the south and southeast, and a short coastline within the [[Adriatic Sea]] to the southwest, which is part of the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean sea]].<ref name="Encyclopedia Britannica 2021">{{cite web|title=Slovenia – History, Geography, & People |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |date=5 June 2021 |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Slovenia |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested,<ref name="perko2008">{{cite journal|url=http://www.theslovenian.com/articles/2008/perko.pdf |title=Slovenia at the Junction of Major European Geographical Units |first=Drago |last=Perko |year=2008 |newspaper=The Slovenian |publisher=Vse Slovenski Kulturni Odbor [The All Slovenian Cultural Committee] |place=Toronto}}</ref> covers {{convert|20271|km2}},<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.si/StatWeb/File/DocSysFile/10033/Spremembe_povrsine_Slovenije.pdf |title=Spremembe v površini Slovenije |language=sl |trans-title=Changes to the Area of Slovenia |date=1 July 2018 |publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia |access-date=27 February 2023 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326022543/https://www.stat.si/StatWeb/File/DocSysFile/10033/Spremembe_povrsine_Slovenije.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and has a population of approximately 2.1 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/population-demographic-situation-languages-and-religions-77_en |title=Population: Demographic situation, languages and religions |date=10 October 2017 |publisher=European Education and Culture Executive Agency}}</ref> [[Slovene language|Slovene]] is the official language.<ref name="Encyclopedia Britannica">{{cite web|title=Slovene language |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Slovene-language |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> Slovenia has a predominantly temperate [[continental climate]],<ref name="Fallon2007">{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pb_eXmEyPvwC&pg=PA40 |title=Slovenia |chapter=Environment |first=Steve |last=Fallon |publisher=Lonely Planet |year=2007 |edition=5th |isbn=978-1-74104-480-5 |page=40}}</ref> with the exception of the [[Slovene Littoral]] and the [[Julian Alps]]. [[Ljubljana]], the capital and [[List of cities and towns in Slovenia|largest city]] of Slovenia, is geographically situated near the centre of the country.<ref name="Mestna občina Ljubljana 2017">{{cite web|title=About Ljubljana |website=Mestna občina Ljubljana |date=3 July 2017 |url=https://www.ljubljana.si/en/about-ljubljana/ |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> Other larger urban centers are [[Maribor]], [[Kranj]], [[Celje]] and [[Koper]].
Slovenia's territory has been part of many different states: the [[Roman Empire]], the [[Byzantine Empire]], the [[Carolingian Empire]], the [[Holy Roman Empire]], the [[Kingdom of Hungary]], the [[Republic of Venice]], the [[Illyrian Provinces]] of Napoleon's [[First French Empire]] and the [[Habsburg monarchy|Habsburg Empire]].<ref name="Encyclopedia Britannica 2021" /> In October 1918, the Slovenes co-founded the [[State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs|State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs]].<ref name="Trgovčević 2016">{{cite web|last=Trgovčević |first=Ljubinka |title=Yugoslavia |website=International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1) |date=18 July 2016 |url=https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/yugoslavia |access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref> In December 1918, they merged with the [[Kingdom of Montenegro]] and the [[Kingdom of Serbia]] into the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]].<ref name="I feel Slovenia 2020">{{cite web|title=History and culture |website=I feel Slovenia |date=4 March 2020 |url=https://www.slovenia.info/en/plan-your-trip/facts-about-slovenia/history-and-culture |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> During [[World War II]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]], [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]], and [[Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)|Hungary]] occupied and annexed Slovenia, with a tiny area transferred to the [[Independent State of Croatia]], a newly declared [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] [[puppet state]].<ref name="sečen2005">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnevnik.si/tiskane_izdaje/dnevnik/121558 |title=Mejo so zavarovali z žico in postavili mine |language=sl |trans-title=They Protected the Border with Wire and Set up Mines |newspaper=Dnevnik.si |first=Ernest |last=Sečen |date=16 April 2005 |access-date=13 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321045008/http://www.dnevnik.si/tiskane_izdaje/dnevnik/121558 |archive-date=21 March 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1945, it again became part of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]. Post-war, Yugoslavia was allied with the [[Eastern Bloc]], but after the [[Tito–Stalin split]] of 1948, it never subscribed to the [[Warsaw Pact]], and in 1961 it became one of the founders of the [[Non-Aligned Movement]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/alignment-to-non-alignment-yugoslavia-discovers-the-third-world|title=From Alignment to Non-Alignment: Yugoslavia Discovers the Third World|work=Wilson Center|date=5 June 2019|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref> In June 1991, Slovenia [[Independence of Slovenia|declared independence]] from Yugoslavia and became an independent [[sovereign state]].<ref name="Škrk1999">{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AhwHHtwbhioC&pg=PA5 |title=Succession of States |editor-first=Mojmir |editor-last=Mrak |chapter=Recognition of States and Its (Non-)Implication on State Succession: The Case of Successor States to the Former Yugoslavia |page=5 |first=Mirjam |last=Škrk |publisher=Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |year=1999 |isbn=9789041111456}}</ref>
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