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Slovenia: map and facts
Slovenia is in Southern Europe. It has about 2.13 million people (2025), the 145th largest population. It covers 20,480 km², the 150th largest by area. That is about 104 people per km². Its highest point is Triglav, at 2,864 m. The longest river on its map is the Sava, 945 km from source to mouth.
Facts
- Population: 2,130,986 (2025, World Bank)
- Area: 20,480 km² (2024, World Bank)
- Capital: Ljubljana
- Highest point: Triglav, 2,864 m (Wikidata)
- Forest: 61.8% of the land (2024, World Bank)
Rivers
The longest rivers on the map of Slovenia, with the length of each whole river (Wikidata):
- Sava: 945 km
- Mur: 434 km
- Ljubljanica: 41 km
Also on the map: Drava.
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Triglav: 2,864 m (its highest point)
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): deciduous broadleaf forest 33.4%, mixed forest 25%, wooded savanna 17.3%, savanna 9.7%, farmland 5.4%, grassland 3.4%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): mountains 59.7%, hills 31.2%, plains 8.1%, plateaus 1%.
Forests covered 61.8% of its land in 2024, up from 60.1% in 1995 (World Bank).
Neighbours
Slovenia shares land borders with Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Italy on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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