General Reference
- Common English country name: Slovenia
- Pronunciation: i/sloʊˈviːniə/
- Official English country name: The Republic of Slovenia
- Common endonym: Slovenija
- Official endonym: Republika Slovenija
- Adjectives: Slovene, Slovenian
- Demonym(s): Slovene, Slovenian
- Etymology: Name of Slovenia
- International rankings of Slovenia
- ISO country codes: SI, SVN, 705
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SI
- Internet country code top-level domain: .si
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