Location:
south Central Europe, Julian Alps between Austria and Croatia
Geographic coordinates:
46 07 N, 14 49 E
Map references:
Europe
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
Coastline: Maritime claims:
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Geography - note:
total:
20,273 sq km
country comparison to the world: 155
land:
20,151 sq km
water:
122 sq km
slightly smaller than New Jersey
total:
1,086 km
border countries:
Austria 330 km, Croatia 455 km, Hungary 102 km, Italy 199 km
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46.6 km
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territorial sea:
12 nm
Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
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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
lowest point:
Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point:
Triglav 2,864 m
lignite coal, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests
arable land:
8.31%
permanent crops:
1.33%
other:
90.36% (2011)
76.04 sq km (2010)
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31.87 cu km (2011)
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total:
0.94 cu km/yr (18%/82%/0%)
per capita:
462.9 cu m/yr (2009)
flooding; earthquakes
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-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes