Geography of Slovenia
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Slovenia is situated in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. The Alps — including the Julian Alps, the Kamnik-Savinja Alps and the Karavanke chain, as well as the Pohorje massif — dominate Northern Slovenia along its long border to Austria. Slovenia's Adriatic coastline stretches approximately 43 km (27 mi) from Italy to Croatia. Its part south of Sava river belongs to Balkan peninsula - Balkans.
On the Pannonian plain to the East and Northeast, toward the Croatian and Hungarian borders, the landscape is essentially flat. However, the majority of Slovenian terrain is hilly or mountainous, with around 90% of the surface 200 meters or more above sea level.
Slovenia's location is where southeastern and Central Europe meet, where the Eastern Alps border the Adriatic Sea between Austria and Croatia. The 15th meridian east almost corresponds to the middle line of the country in the direction west-east.
Extreme geographical points of Slovenia:
- North: Municipality of Šalovci, ,
- South: Črnomelj, , Municipality of
- East: Lendava, , Municipality of
- West: Kobarid. , Municipality of
The maximum north-south distance is 1°28' or 163 km (101 mi).
The maximum east-west distance is 3°13' or 248 km (154 mi).
The geometric centre of Slovenia (GEOSS) is located at .
- Total: 20,273 km²
- Land: 20,151 km²
- Water: 122 km²
- Comparison: slightly smaller than New Jersey
- Land boundaries
- Coastline: 43.157 m (~ 43 km) 46.6 km
- Maritime claims:
The entire Slovenian coastline is located on the Gulf of Trieste. Towns along the coastline include:
- Upper Carniola (Gorenjska) (denoted on the map by U.C.)
- Styria (Štajerska) (S)
- Prekmurje (T)
- Carinthia (Koroška) (C)
- Inner Carniola (Notranjska) (I.C.)
- Lower Carniola (Dolenjska) (L.C.)
- Gorizia (Goriška) (G)
- Slovenian Istria (Slovenska Istra) (L)
The last two are usually considered together as the Littoral Region (Primorska). White Carniola (Bela krajina), otherwise part of Lower Carniola, is usually considered a separate region, as is the Central Sava Valley (Zasavje), which is otherwise a part of Upper and Lower Carniola and Styria.
Slovenian Littoral has no natural island, but there is a plan on building an artificial one.
Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and in the valleys to the east. Precipitation is high away from the coast, with the spring being particularly prone to rainfall. Slovenia's Alps have frequent snowfalls during the winter. 
A short coastal strip on the Adriatic Sea, an alpine mountain region adjacent to Italy and Austria, mixed mountain and valleys with numerous rivers to the east.
- Arable land: 8.53%
- Permanent crops: 1.43%
- Other: 90.04% (2005)
- Irrigated land: 100 km² (2003)
- Natural hazards: minor flooding and earthquakes
The 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.
- Party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution (MARPOL 73/78), Wetlands, Whaling
- Signed, but not ratified:
- Slovenian Riviera (Slovenska obala)
- List of national parks of Slovenia
- Mountains of Slovenia
- Online map services of Slovenia
- Bostjan Burger (1959-09-20). "Slovenia, Central Europe with the spirit of the Mediterranean :: prostorski atlas". Burger.si. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
- Jenko, Marjan (2005). "O pomenu meridiana 15° vzhodno od Greenwicha" [About the Significance of the 15th Degree to the East of Greenwich Meridian]. Geodetski vestnik (in Slovene) 49 (4). pp. 637–638. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- "CIA - The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
- "Slovenia Natural Environment". Geckogo.com. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
- http://www.geopedia.si/ - Geodesic Institute of Slovenia – Detailed Topographic and Ortophoto maps of Slovenia