Slovakia and Slovenia - What is What ?
In early 1990s, several new countries appeared on the map of Europe.
Once large countries such as Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia broke into
several smaller independent states. Two of them have
quite similar names: Slovakia and Slovenia. By their natives,
they are called Slovensko and Slovenija.
While Slovenia suffered of a war conflict, Slovakia separated from its Czech neighbor in a peaceful way. However, there are still many people who confound these two countries with very similar names. This small guide should help you distinguish them.
Below, you can find a comparative table with main features of both countries. You can also consult a small multi-lingual dictionary (today in 21 languages) covering terms on Slovakia and Slovenia.
Brief comparison of these two countries in English:
|Short Country Name
|Formal Country Name
||Republic of Slovenia|
|Location in the Central Europe
|Local Short Country Name
|Formal Local Country Name
||SK, SVK, 703
||SI, SVN, 705|
|International Road Sign
|Internet Top Domain
|International Sport Symbol
|International Phone Code
|Number of inhabitants
||~ 5.4 million
||~ 2 million|
|Access to sea
||about 50 km coastline|
||Koruna (100 halierov)
||Tolar (100 stotin)|
||Slovakia Daily Surveyor
||Slovenia Information Center|