Population: 1,930,132 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croatian 6%, other 3%

Background: In 1918 the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new nation, renamed Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied...

Currency: tolar (SIT, No information)

Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.