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Location:
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Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia

Geographic coordinates:
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46 07 N, 14 49 E

Map references:
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Europe

Area:
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total: 20,273 sq km
land: 20,151 sq km
water: 122 sq km

Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than New Jersey

Land boundaries:
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total: 1,382 km
border countries: Austria 330 km, Croatia 670 km, Hungary 102 km, Italy 280 km

Coastline:
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46.6 km

Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate:
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Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east

Terrain:
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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

Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point: Triglav 2,864 m

Natural resources:
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lignite coal, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests

Land use:
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arable land: 8.53%
permanent crops: 1.43%
other: 90.04% (2005)

Irrigated land:
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30 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources:
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32.1 cu km (2005)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 0.9
Per capita: 457 cu m/yr (2002)

Natural hazards:
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flooding and earthquakes

Environment - current issues:
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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

Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:
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despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes
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