Slovenia is a country located in Central Europe at the crossroads of southeastern and Central Europe, where the Eastern Alps meet the Adriatic Sea. It borders Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Italy to the west, and Croatia to the south and southeast. Slovenia also has a short coastline of about 47 kilometers along the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. The country is mostly mountainous, dominated by the Alps including the Julian Alps, Kamnik- Savinja Alps, and the Karawank chain, with Ljubljana as its capital situated near the center of the country
. Geographically, Slovenia lies between latitudes 45° and 47° N and longitudes 13° and 17° E. It covers an area of approximately 20,271 square kilometers and has a population of about 2.1 million people. The terrain is largely hilly or mountainous, with around 90% of the surface more than 200 meters above sea level. The country is part of four major European geographic regions: the Alps, the Dinarides, the Pannonian Plain, and the Mediterranean basin
. In summary, Slovenia is a Central European country bordered by Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Croatia, with a small Adriatic coastline, situated where the Alps meet the Mediterranean region
