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Slovenia

Southern Europe

Slovenia is a country in Central Europe bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, and Croatia to the south and southeast, with a short coastline on the Adriatic Sea. It declared independence from Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991, formalized by the Brioni Agreement of 7 July 1991. It is a unitary parliamentary republic. Its capital is Ljubljana. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Ljubljana 2
Population
2,135,107 2
2025 estimate, from Slovenia's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
20,272 2
Independence or Founding Year
1991 2
Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991, formalized by the Brioni Agreement of 7 July 1991.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
High 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Slovenia

Regions

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Ljubljana, Cities
Source Ljubljana (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Slovenia has a coast on the Adriatic.

Source Adriatic Sea (Wikipedia)
Austria, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Austria
Hungary, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Hungary

Has Capital

Ljubljana, Cities
Source Ljubljana (Wikipedia)
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Same As

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Nationals Include

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Source Jurij Vega (Wikipedia)Lead
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was a Slovene mathematician, physicist, and artillery commissioned officer

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Source Marko Bošnjak (judge) (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Slovenian jurist, judge, attorney, and academic

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Source Wikidata: Rok Čeferin

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Source Wikidata: Vasilka Sancin

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Source France Prešeren (Wikipedia)Lead section
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was a Slovene poet

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Source Ivan Cankar (Wikipedia)Lead
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Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet

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Source Joannes Disma Floriantschitsch de Grienfeld (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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Joannes Disma Floriantschitsch de Grienfeld (Slovenized: Ivan or Janez Dizma Florjančič de Grienfeld; July 1, 1691 – 1757) was a Carniolan astronomer, mathematician, geographer, and cartographer.

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Source Josef Stefan (Wikipedia)Lead
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was a Carinthian Slovene physicist, mathematician, and poet of the Austrian Empire

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Source Jurij Vega (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega (also spelled Veha; Latin: Georgius Bartholomaei Vecha; German: Georg Freiherr von Vega; born Vehovec, March 23, 1754 – September 26, 1802) was a Slovene mathematician, physicist, and artillery commissioned officer.

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Source Angela Boškin (Wikipedia)Lead sentence
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Angela Boškin (21 May 1885 – 28 July 1977) was the first professionally trained Slovenian nurse and social worker in Yugoslavia.

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Source Ernst Moro (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a Slovenian physician and pediatrician who was the first in western medicine to describe an infant reflex

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Source Robert Neubauer (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
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was a Slovene doctor, specialising in phthisiology

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Source Janez Jansa (Wikipedia)Lead
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Ivan Janša (Slovene: [ˈíːʋan ˈjàːnʃa]; born 17 September 1958), better known as Janez Janša ([ˈjàːnɛs]), is a Slovenian politician who has served as Prime Minister of Slovenia since 2026, a position he previously held from 2004 to 2008, from 2012 to 2013 and from 2020 to 2022.

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Source Slavoj Žižek (Wikipedia)Lead
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Slavoj Žižek (born 21 March 1949) is a Slovenian philosopher, cultural theorist and public intellectual.

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Source Anton Polenec (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a Slovene zoologist

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Source Boris Sket (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a Slovenian zoologist

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Source Ernest Mayer (Wikipedia)Lead, field
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was a Slovenian botanist

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Source F. Duncan M. Haldane (Wikidata)

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Source Fran Jesenko (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality slovenia
Quote, Lead, nationality slovenia
was a Slovenian botanist and plant geneticist

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Source Ivan Regen (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality slovenia
Quote, Lead, nationality slovenia
was a Slovenian biologist, best known for his studies in the field of bioacoustics

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Source Jovan Hadži (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality slovenia
Quote, Lead, nationality slovenia
was a Slovenian zoologist of Serbian origin

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Source Kazimir Tarman (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Slovene professor of Animal Ecology

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Source Matija Gogala (Wikipedia)Lead, field
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is a Slovene entomologist

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Source Roman Jerala (Wikipedia)Lead, field
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is a Slovenian biochemist and synthetic biologist

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Source Ana Gradišnik (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Slovenian professional pool player

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Source Andrej Štremfelj (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Slovenian mountaineer

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Source Anže Lanišek (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Slovenian ski jumper

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Source Brigita Brezovac (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a retired Slovenian professional bodybuilder

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Source Dejan Košir (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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Dejan Košir (born 30 January 1973 in Jesenice, SR Slovenia), is a former Slovenian snowboarder.

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Source Domen Prevc (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Slovenian ski jumper

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Source Domen Škofic (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Slovenian rock climber

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Source Ema Klinec (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Slovenian former ski jumper

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Source Erni Gregorčič (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is the most decorated and successful Slovenian powerlifter and record holder

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Source Filip Flisar (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a retired Slovenian freestyle skier who competed in ski cross discipline

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Source Gloria Kotnik (Wikipedia)Lead
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Gloria Kotnik (born 1 June 1989) is a Slovenian snowboarder.

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Source Gregor Stegnar (Polish Wikipedia)Lead, gender
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słoweński strongman

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Source Iztok Čop (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist

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Source Jakov Fak (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a Croatian-Slovenian biathlete competing for Slovenia since 2010

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Source Jan Pancar (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Slovenian professional Motocross racer

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Source Wikipedia, Janja GarnbretLead sentence 1tier 2
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Janja Garnbret (born 12 March 1999) is a Slovenian professional rock climber who specializes in sport climbing and competition climbing.

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Source Jernej Kruder (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Slovenian rock climber

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Source Olympedia: Jure Zdovc - OlympediaBiographical information, Nationality
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Nationality Slovenia

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Source Klemen Gerčar (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a former Slovenian professional motocross rider, world champion in MX3 class in 2013

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Source Klemen Lavrič (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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Slovenian retired footballer

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Source Leon Štukelj (Wikipedia)Lead [plays]
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was a Slovene professional gymnast

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Source Wikipedia, Luka DoncicLead sentence 1
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Luka Dončić ( LOO-kə DON-chitch; Slovene: [ˈlùːka ˈdòːntʃitʃ]; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Source Luka Špik (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist

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Origin Of

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Source Talking Tom & Friends (Wikipedia)Lead sentence
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Talking Tom & Friends is a Slovenian video game series and multimedia franchise created and owned by Outfit7 Limited, a Slovenian video game developer.

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Source Slovenian cuisine (Wikipedia)Lead
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Slovenian cuisine (Slovene: slovenska kuhinja) is influenced by the diversity of Slovenia

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Source Wikipedia: Miran BožovičLead sentence 1tier 2
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Miran Božovič (born August 12, 1957) is a Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst, associated with the Ljubljana school of psychoanalysis.

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Source Slavoj Žižek (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1
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Slavoj Žižek (born 21 March 1949) is a Slovenian philosopher, cultural theorist and public intellectual. Žižek is a Global Distinguished Professor of German at New York University, professor of philosophy and psychoanalysis at the European Graduate School and senior researcher at the Institute for Sociology and Philosophy at the University of Ljubljana.

Location Of

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Slovenia

Site Of

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Source Wikipedia: Predjama Castle

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Found There

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Source Wikidata: Central Sava Valley

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Source Logar Valley (Slovenia) (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1
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The Logar Valley (Slovene: Logarska dolina, Logarjeva dolina) is a valley in the Kamnik Alps, in the Municipality of Solčava, Slovenia.

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Source Wikidata: Planica

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Source Wikidata: Rak Škocjan

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Source Trenta (valley) (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1
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The Trenta Valley (pronounced [ˈtɾeːnta]) is a valley in the Julian Alps in the northern part of the traditional Gorizia region (Slovene: Goriška) of Slovenia.

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Source Wikidata: Triglav Lakes Valley

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Slovenia

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Source Slovenia 2021 constitution as published by ConstituteCountry
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Unless otherwise provided by law, the Constitutional Court decides on a constitutional complaint only if legal remedies have been exhausted.

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Source Wikidata: Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia

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Source Anoxia orientalis (Wikipedia)Lead
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It is found in Austria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy (Sicily), Lebanon, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Syria, Turkey and Ukraine.

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Its distribution is palearctic, including a portion of Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece), in Turkey, Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Russia, China, Mongolia, South Korea and Japan.

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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Slovenia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Ljubljana
  • Infobox, area
    20,272 km2 (7,827 sq mi)
  • Infobox: population_estimate
    2,135,107
  • Article text
    Modern Slovenia emerged in June 1991, when the country declared independence from Yugoslavia.
  • Lead section
    It borders Italy to its west, Austria to its north, Hungary to its northeast, and Croatia to its south and southeast; its southwestern boundary consists of a 46.6-kilometre (29.0 mi) coastline on the Adriatic Sea.
  • Disambiguation note
    Slovenia should not be confused with Slovakia or Slavonia
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Slovenia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    46.6 km
  • Government, Government type
    parliamentary republic
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record SVN, incomeLevel
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"name": "Slovenia", "region": { "id": "ECS", "iso2code": "Z7", "value": "Europe \u0026 Central Asia" }, "adminregion": { "id": "", "iso2code": "", "value": "" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "HIC", "iso2code": "XD", "value": "High income" }
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Wikidata: Slovenia
Wikidata Q215, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Ljubljana (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Ljubljana, Infobox, Country
    Slovenia
  • Has Capital: Ljubljana, Lead section
    the capital and largest city of Slovenia
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Adriatic Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Adriatic Sea, Lead section
Quote, Bordered By Water: Adriatic Sea, Lead section
The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, and Slovenia.
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Wikidata: Triglav National Park
Encompasses: Triglav National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Lake Ormož (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Lake Ormož, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Lake Ormož, Lead
Lake Ormož (Slovene and Croatian: Ormoško jezero) is a reservoir on the Drava River in northeastern Slovenia and northwestern Croatia, forming a part of the border between the two countries.
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Prlekija (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Prlekija, Lead section [on-continent]
Quote, Encompasses: Prlekija, Lead section [on-continent]
Prlekija is a region in northeastern Slovenia between the Drava and Mura rivers.
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Hungary
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Hungary, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Hungary, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Slovenia 94 km
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Austria
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Austria, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Austria, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Slovenia 299 km
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