Slovenia

Adriatic Balkan nation

Slovenia is a small country in Central Europe, bordered by Italy, Austria, Hungary, and Croatia.

Formerly part of Yugoslavia, it declared independence in 1991 and joined the European Union in 2004.

The country is known for its Alpine mountains, Adriatic coastline, and capital Ljubljana: We spent a week hiking in Slovenia.

Balkans

Croatia

Balkan Adriatic republic

  • SerbiaBalkan country, capital Belgrade
  • BosniaSoutheastern European region
  • MontenegroBalkan republic, Adriatic coast

Kosovo · Macedonia · Albania · Yugoslavia · Tito · Adriatic · karst · independence · breakup · secession

neighbors

Austria

Central European alpine republic

  • ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
  • HungaryCentral European republic
  • CroatiaBalkan Adriatic republic

Alps · Adriatic · Trieste · border · Central Europe

EU

Schengen

Border-free European area

membership · accession · 2004 · integration · treaty · bloc · parliament · commission · standards · regulations

Categories
Opposites
geographic/regional contrast

SloveniaRussia

Eurasian federation, largest country

China · United States · Australia · Brazil · India

post-yugoslav trajectory

SloveniaBosnia and Herzegovina

Southeastern European country

Kosovo · Serbia · North Macedonia · Croatia · Montenegro

name confusion pair

SloveniaSlovakia

Landlocked Carpathian republic

Austria · Croatia · Czech Republic

Family

Slovenian, Slovenians

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G