ENVIRONMENT
Slovenia is located in the Central
Europe; it borders Austria on north, Italy on west, Croatia on south and Hungary
on east.
It covers an area of 20,256 sq km. More than 90% of its surface is over 300 m
above the sea level.
Slovenia has 47 km of Mediterranean.
Slovenia is the meeting point of four major European geographic regions: the
Mediterranean, the Dinaric karst, the Alps and the Panonian plain. The highest
peak is Triglav (2864 m) in the Julian Alps. More than half of the country is
covered by forests, which makes Slovenia the third most wooded country in Europe.
Agricultural land (grassland, fields, gardens, vineyards) represents 43% of the
total territory.
The main rivers that run through Slovenia are the Sava, Drava, Soča, Mura and
Krka.
Slovenia is rich in water resources - there are 26.000 km of rivers and streams
and approximately 7.500 springs of drinking water. Thermal springs, source of
the relaxation for body and soul are distributed throughout the whole country,
there are several hundred and some of them have been known for centuries because
of their therapeutic effects.
More than 2.900 plant species grow in Slovenia. Some of these are unique to the
country and can be found only in specific areas like Triglav national park.
Probably the best known Slovenian endemic animal is Proteus anguinus, the 'human
fish', which lives only in the darkness of Slovenian karst caves.
Most of the country has a continental climate; winters are cold and snowy with
an average temperature of -2° C in January, while summers are hot – the average
temperature in July is 21° C. The Primorska region has a Mediterranean climate
with mild winters, when temperatures rarely drop below 0° C and has warm, sunny
days throughout most of the year.
ABOUT SLOVENIA
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