Geography Of Slovenia

Location	Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia
Geographic coordinates	46 07 N, 14 49 E
Map references	europe
Area	total: 20,273 sq km water: 122 sq km land: 20,151 sq km
Area comparative	slightly smaller than New Jersey
Land boundaries	total: 1,334 km border countries: Austria 330 km, Croatia 670 km, Italy 232 km, Hungary 102 km
Coastline	46.6 km
Maritime claims	NA
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, mercury, uranium, silver, hydropower, forests
Land use	arable land: 8.6% permanent crops: 1.49% other: 89.91% (2001)
Irrigated land	20 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	flooding and 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-Sulfur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants
Geography note	despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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