How big is Slovenia really?
Slovenia covers 20,225 km² (7,809 mi²).
- Area
- 20,225 km² (7,809 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 153 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- El Salvador (20,751 km²)
- Population
- 2,100,000
- People per km²
- 104
- Size on a Mercator map
- 2.1 times the real size
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Slovenia vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 392 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 392 times.
| Slovenia | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,225 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 2,100,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 104 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,910,380 km² | |
Slovenia vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 12 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 12 times.
| Slovenia | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,225 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 2,100,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 104 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 222,377 km² | |
Slovenia on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. On these maps this outline is drawn 2.1 times larger than its true size.
The outline reaches from 45.4° N to 46.9° N; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 2 and 2.1 times.
- Area as drawn on a Mercator map
- 42,087 km²
- A country that really is about that size
- Denmark
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | Belize | 22,240 km² | +10% |
| 150 | Israel | 22,095 km² | +9.2% |
| 151 | Djibouti | 21,738 km² | +7.5% |
| 152 | El Salvador | 20,751 km² | +2.6% |
| 153 | Slovenia | 20,225 km² | – |
| 154 | Fiji | 18,468 km² | -8.7% |
Slovenia: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Upravna Enota Ljubljana | 901.72 km² | 4.5% |
| Upravna enota Sežana | 658.49 km² | 3.3% |
| Kočevje | 554.1 km² | 2.7% |
| Ilirska Bistrica | 478.94 km² | 2.4% |
| Tolmin | 381.4 km² | 1.9% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 190
Slovenia in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 3200 BC: Ljubljana Marshes pile-dwelling communities
- Border changes on the timeline
- 9
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 20,280 km² (1954–Today)
- Not on the map
- 3000 BC–801 BC, 400 BC–251 BC
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Slovene lands under Habsburg rule | 1456–1847 |
| Illyrian Provinces | 1809–1813 |
| Slovene lands in the Austrian Empire | 1848–1866 |
| Slovene lands in Austria-Hungary | 1867–1917 |
| Slovene lands | 1918–1928 |
| Slovene lands in the Yugoslav kingdom | 1919 |
| Drava Banovina | 1929–1940 |
| Slovene lands under Axis occupation | 1941–1944 |
| Federal Slovenia | 1945 |
| People's Republic of Slovenia | 1946–1962 |
| Socialist Republic of Slovenia | 1963–1989 |
| Republic of Slovenia | 1990–Today |
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Areas are calculated from the outlines TrueSize draws on the map, so they can differ slightly from official figures. Population figures are estimates.