Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia ranks 50th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Colombia, Saudi Arabia, and Estonia. Memorable people born in present day Slovenia include Melania Trump, Giuseppe Tartini, and Arkan. Memorable people who died in Slovenia include Josip Broz Tito, Vittore Carpaccio, and France Prešeren. Slovenia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many writers, and politicians.

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. Formed in 1991, Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, and Croatia to the south and southeast; its southwestern boundary consists of a 46.6 km coastline on the Adriatic Sea. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers 20,271 square kilometres (7,827 sq mi), and has a population of approximately 2.1 million people. Slovene is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geographically situated near the centre of the country. Other larger urban centers include Maribor, Ptuj, Kranj, Celje, and Koper. Read more on Wikipedia