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Slovenia (/sloʊˈviːniə, slə-/ sloh-VEE-nee-ə; Slovene: Slovenija [slɔˈʋèːnija]), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: (Full article...)
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia was a part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first slovenian citizen to be infected was resulted positive on 3 March 2020, the infection was contracted during an internal flight in Italy. The first case in Slovenia was confirmed a day later; it was an imported case transmitted by a tourist traveling from Morocco via Italy. Italy was the center of the SARS-CoV-2 in Europe at the time.
The first few days of the pandemic were challenging for Slovenia due to the resignation of Prime Minister Marjan Šarec in late January and the formation of a new government. The first case in Slovenia was confirmed one day after Janez Janša was elected prime minister. During the transition period, the outbreak escalated. A joint meeting between the outgoing and incoming governments was held on 10 March 2020. Marjan Šarec's outgoing caretaker government was responsible for the crisis management until 14 March 2020. On 15 May 2020, Slovenia became the first European nation to declare the end of the COVID-19 epidemic within its territory. (Full article...)Did you know (auto-generated)
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- ... that after Domen Križaj from Slovenia was a prize winner in the singing competition Neue Stimmen, he moved to the Oper Frankfurt where he appeared as Massenet's Albert and Mozart's Papageno?
- ... that Slovenian-born singer Ben Dolic was set to represent Germany at Eurovision in 2020?
- ... that Franc Pinter, a para-shooter from Slovenia, competes at his eighth Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo?
- ... that in Toplak and Mrak v. Slovenia—initiated by two disabled voters over polling place access in a gay marriage referendum—the European Court of Human Rights extended its jurisdiction to referendums?
- ... that Franček Gorazd Tiršek, a para-shooter from Slovenia, won three silver medals at the Summer Paralympic Games, the most recent one in Tokyo?
- ... that the union of taxi drivers offered the residents of retirement homes free transport to the voting stations in the Slovenian Waters Act referendum?
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- ...that the Slovenian folk instrument bird-scaring rattle is used to drive birds from vineyards?
- ...that anti-gay protests following the selection of the song Samo Ljubezen by drag-group Sestre in the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest led to criticism of Slovenia in the European Parliament?
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Rank | Name | Population | Traditional region | ||
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2024 pop. | 2011 pop. | Percentage change | |||
1.
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288,382
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272,220
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Upper and Lower Carniola |
2.
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97,068
|
95,171
|
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Styria |
3.
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37,802
|
36,874
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Upper Carniola |
4.
|
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37,727
|
37,520
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Styria |
5.
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26,305
|
24,996
|
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Slovene Littoral |
6.
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25,473
|
25,456
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Styria |
7.
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24,446
|
23,341
|
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Lower Carniola |
8.
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18,274
|
18,164
|
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Styria |
9.
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13,807
|
13,644
|
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Upper Carniola |
10.
|
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13,778
|
13,440
|
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Upper Carniola |
11.
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13,742
|
15,163
|
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Styria |
12.
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13,316
|
12,406
|
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Upper Carniola |
13.
|
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13,043
|
13,178
|
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Slovene Littoral |
14.
|
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11,887
|
11,969
|
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Upper Carniola |
15.
|
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11,489
|
11,223
|
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Slovene Littoral |
16.
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11,075
|
11,614
|
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Prekmurje |
17.
|
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10,144
|
8,942
|
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Inner Carniola |
18.
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10,079
|
9,183
|
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Inner Carniola |
19.
|
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9,125
|
8,413
|
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Inner Carniola |
20.
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8,292
|
7,454
|
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Styria |
21.
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8,147
|
8,672
|
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Lower Carniola |
22.
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7,804
|
7,098
|
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Lower Carniola |
23.
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7,651
|
7,519
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Styria |
24.
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7,253
|
6,112
|
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Upper Carniola |
25.
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7,183
|
6,979
|
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Carinthia |
26.
|
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7,072
|
6,656
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Slovene Littoral |
27.
|
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6,961
|
6,573
|
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Styria |
28.
|
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6,884
|
7,097
|
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Lower Carniola |
29.
|
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6,710
|
6,467
|
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Upper Carniola |
30.
|
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6,146
|
5,531
|
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Slovene Littoral |
31.
|
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6,099
|
5,940
|
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Upper Carniola |
32.
|
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6,037
|
6,439
|
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Upper Carniola |
33.
|
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5,793
|
5,955
|
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Slovene Littoral |
34.
|
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5,473
|
5,776
|
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Lower Carniola |
35.
|
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5,343
|
5,178
|
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Upper Carniola |
36.
|
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5,233
|
4,869
|
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Styria |
37.
|
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5,202
|
5,181
|
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Upper Carniola |
38.
|
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5,177
|
5,111
|
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Styria |
39.
|
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5,082
|
4,943
|
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Styria |
40.
|
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5,007
|
4,762
|
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Styria |
41.
|
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4,794
|
5,621
|
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Styria |
42.
|
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4,591
|
4,660
|
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Styria |
43.
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4,590
|
4,643
|
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Carinthia |
44.
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4,352
|
4,553
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Inner Carniola |
45.
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4,233
|
4,503
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Styria |
46.
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4,132
|
3,928
|
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Inner Carniola |
47.
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3,938
|
3,477
|
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Lower Carniola |
48.
|
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3,821
|
3,865
|
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Upper Carniola |
49.
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3,736
|
3,588
|
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Upper Carniola |
50.
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3,725
|
3,604
|
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Lower Carniola |
51.
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3,671
|
4,192
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Slovene Littoral |
52.
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3,634
|
3,760
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Slovene Littoral |
53.
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3,436
|
3,006
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Styria |
54.
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3,328
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3,456
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Styria |
55.
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3,256
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3,460
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Styria |
56.
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3,212
|
3,273
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Lower Carniola |
57.
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3,196
|
3,534
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Slovene Littoral |
58.
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3,144
|
3,159
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Styria |
59.
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3,120
|
3,254
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Carinthia |
60.
|
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3,063
|
2,935
|
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Styria |
61.
|
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3,052
|
2,880
|
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Styria |
62.
|
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3,051
|
3,289
|
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Carinthia |
63.
|
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2,906
|
3,075
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Upper Carniola |
64.
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2,818
|
3,129
|
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Prekmurje |
65.
|
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1,937
|
2,168
|
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Lower Carniola |
66.
|
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1,923
|
2,174
|
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Styria |
67.
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1,554
|
1,631
|
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Slovene Littoral |
68.
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1,192
|
1,000
|
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Lower Carniola |
69.
|
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698
|
695
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Lower Carniola |
- ^ "Population - municipalities and settlements, Slovenia, yearly (in Slovenian)". SURS. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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