page_title: Outline of Slovenia
section_title: Environment of Slovenia
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Slovenia / Geography of Slovenia / Environment of Slovenia
caption_attribution_description: English: Satellite view of Slovenia. NLT Landsat7 image.
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Slovenia:
  Slovenia – sovereign country located in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north. The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana. At various points in Slovenia's history, the country has been part of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Duchy of Carantania, the Holy Roman Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire, the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes between the two World Wars, and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 until gaining independence in 1991. Slovenia is the only former communist state to be at the same time a member of the European Union, the Eurozone, the Schengen area, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe and NATO.
context_section_description: Climate of Slovenia
  Renewable energy in Slovenia
  Geology of Slovenia
  Protected areas of Slovenia
  Biosphere reserves in Slovenia
  National parks of Slovenia
  Wildlife of Slovenia
  Fauna of Slovenia
  Birds of Slovenia
  Mammals of Slovenia
caption: An enlargeable satellite image of Slovenia
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