Slovenia

Location	south Central Europe, Julian Alps between Austria and Croatia
Geographic coordinates	46 07 N, 14 49 E
Map references	Europe
Area	total: 20,273 sq km land: 20,151 sq km water: 122 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly smaller than New Jersey
Land boundaries	total: 1,086 km border countries: Austria 330 km, Croatia 455 km, Hungary 102 km, Italy 199 km
Coastline	46.6 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm
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 mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Triglav 2,864 m
Natural resources	lignite coal, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests
Land use	arable land: 8.53% permanent crops: 1.43% other: 90.04% (2005)
Irrigated land	100 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources	32.1 cu km (2005)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)	total: 0.9 per capita: 457 cu m/yr (2002)
Natural hazards	flooding; earthquakes
Environment - current issues	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
Environment - international agreements	party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note	despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes