Slovenia

Slovenia
Population
 2,009,245
Capital
 Ljubljana
Currency
 Euro
Language(s)
 Slovenian
Country Code
 386
Slovenia is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north. The terrain consists of 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. Its climate is sub Mediterranean on the coast, Alpine in the mountains and continental with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east. Slovenia offers tourists a wide variety of landscapes in a small space: Alpine in the northwest, Mediterranean in the southwest, Pannonian in the northeast and Dinaric in the southeast. The nation's capital, Ljubljana, proudly shows its Baroque and Art Nouveau influence, and the work of native born architect Joze Plecnik. Other attractions include the Julian Alps with the picturesque Lake Bled in Bled and Soca valley, as well as the nation's highest peak, Mount Triglav. Perhaps even more famous is Slovenia's karst named after the Karst plateau in southwestern Slovenia. More than 28 million visitors have visited Postojna Cave, while a 15-minute ride from it are Skocjan Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Further in the same direction is the coast of the Adriatic Sea, with a jewel of Venetian Gothic, Piran.