Administrative divisions of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 193 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Slovenia
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LjubljanaCapital | 314,807 |
| 2 | Maribor | 114,228 |
Ljubljana is the largest urban area in Slovenia with about 314,807 people.
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Slovenia: ≈ 2,776 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
🌊 Rivers
- Mur
- Sava
- Drau
🏞️ Lakes
No major lakes at this scale.
Ethnic groups in Slovenia
Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 est.)
Regionally, Slovene is the most common ethnic group across most of the 193 divisions, while Hungarian predominates in 2 divisions (Hodoš, Dobrovnik).
Source: CIA World Factbook (2002 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Slovenia
Catholic 69%, Orthodox 4%, Muslim 3%, Christian 1%, other 3%, atheist 14%, non-believer/agnostic 4%, refused to answer 2% (2019 est.)
Regionally, Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 193 divisions, while Lutheran predominates in 3 divisions (Puconci, Gornji Petrovci, Hodoš).
Source: CIA World Factbook (2019 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Slovenia
Slovene (official) 87.7%, Croatian 2.8%, Serbo-Croatian 1.8%, Bosnian 1.6%, Serbian 1.6%, Hungarian 0.4% (official, only in municipalities where Hungarian nationals reside), Italian 0.2% (official, only in municipalities where Italian nationals reside), other or unspecified 3.9% (2002 est.)
Regionally, Slovene is the most common language group across most of the 193 divisions, while Hungarian predominates in 2 divisions (Hodoš, Dobrovnik).
Source: CIA World Factbook (2002 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.