Slovenia (Slovene: Slovenija), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Republika Slovenija), is a country located in southern central Europe at the crossroads of the main European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, European Union and NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.
Measures of Freedom
2014: 7.90, Rank: 39, Personal Freedom: 9.07, Economic Freedom: 6.73, Democracy Index: 5.71
2014: 6.73, Rank: 97
2016: Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 92, Political Rights: 1, Civil Liberties: 1
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