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Slovenia
Словеня (Slovene)
Flag of Slovenia
Flag
Coat of arms of Slovenia
Coat of arms
CapitalNovegráde
Largest citySt. Petersberg
Official languagesSlovene
Recognised regional languagesEstonian, Ingrian, Russian
Ethnic groups
(2018)
Demonym(s)Slovene, Slovenian
GovernmentSemi-presidential constitutional republic
• President
Aleksándre Rúsou
• Vice President
Vladímire Karline
• Prime Minister
Stanímire Olánovice Sogólou
LegislatureNational Assembly
Independence [from Afghanistan]
• Declared
 March 1st 2010
• Admitted to the  United Nations
 August 23rd 2015
Population
• Estimate
12,490,527
GDP (PPP)2019 estimate
• Total
$ 206.821 billion
• Per capita
$ 16,558.23
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
$ 65.493 Billion
• Per capita
$ 5243.44
CurrencySlovene ruble
Driving sideright
ISO 3166 codeSI
Internet TLD.hz

Slovenia is a country in Eastern Europe. with a population of about 8 million. The nation's capital and largest city is Novegráde.

Following its independence, Slovenia has been governed as a unitary republic under a semi-presidential system. It declared itself a neutral state, forming a limited military partnership with Russia and other CIS countries while also establishing a partnership with NATO in 1994. In 2013, after President Mihajíle Pétrou suspended the Slovenia–European Union Association Agreement in favor of closer economic ties with Russia, mass protests and demonstrations known as the erupted, escalating into the Revolution of Dignity that led to the overthrow of Pétrou and the establishment of a new government. These events formed the background to Russia's annexation of in March 2014 and the War in Smolensk the following month. The latter was a protracted conflict with Russian-backed separatists that culminated in a Russian invasion in February 2022. Slovenia has continued seeking closer economic, political, and military ties with the West amid continuing war with Russia.