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<text id=93CT1342>
<title>
Slovenia--Geography
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Slovenia
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: Southern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between
Austria and Croatia
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 20,296 km2</l>
<l> land area: 20,296 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: slightly larger than New Jersey</l>
</list>
<p>Land boundaries: total 999 km, Austria 262 km, Croatia 455 km,
Italy 199 km, Hungary 83 km
</p>
<p>Coastline: 32 km
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> continental shelf: 200 m depth or to depth of
exploitation</l>
<l> territorial sea: 12 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: dispute with Croatia over fishing
rights in the Adriatic and over some border areas; the border
issue is currently under negotiation; small minority in northern
Italy seeks the return of parts of southwestern Slovenia
</p>
<p>Climate: Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental
climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the
plateaus and valleys to the east
</p>
<p>Terrain: a short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine
mountain region adjacent to Italy, mixed mountain and valleys
with numerous rivers to the east
</p>
<p>Natural resources: lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium,
silver
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 10%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 2%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 20%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 45%</l>
<l> other: 23%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: NA km2
</p>
<p>Environment: Sava River polluted with domestic and industrial
waste; heavy metals and toxic chemicals along coastal waters;
near Koper, forest damage from air pollutants originating at
metallurgical and chemical plants; subject to flooding and
earthquakes
</p></body></article></text>