Slovenia ( ; ), officially the
Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: ,
abbr.:
RS), is a
nation state in southern
Central Europe, located at the crossroads of 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 south and southeast, and the
Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers and has a population of 2.06 million. It is a
parliamentary republic and a member of the
United Nations,
European Union, and
NATO. The capital and largest city is
Ljubljana.
