Slovenia ( /sloʊˈviːniə, slə-/ sloh-VEE-nee-ə; Slovene: Slovenija [slɔˈʋèːnija]), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: ( Full article...)
The Slovenia national football team ( Slovene: Slovenska nogometna reprezentanca) represents Slovenia in men's international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia, the governing body for football in Slovenia. The national squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA. It competes in the three major professional tournaments available to European nations: the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Nations League and the UEFA European Championship. Slovenia played its first official match in 1992, one year after the country gained independence from Yugoslavia. The majority of Slovenia's home matches are played at Stožice Stadium in Ljubljana.
Slovenia have qualified for a major tournament four times, twice for the FIFA World Cup and twice for the UEFA European Championship, but have never progressed beyond the group stage of a finals tournament. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Slovenia achieved their first (and so far only) victory in a major tournament, defeating Algeria 1–0. The team have achieved some noteworthy results, such as beating Italy 1–0 in 2004, which was Italy's only defeat in the entire 2006 World Cup campaign (qualifiers and the final tournament). ( Full article...)Religions in Slovenia
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Rank | Name | Population | Traditional region | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 pop. | 2011 pop. | Percentage change | |||
1.
|
Ljubljana | 287,076
|
272,220
|
5.46%
|
Upper and Lower Carniola |
2.
|
Maribor | 96,209
|
95,171
|
1.09%
|
Styria |
3.
|
Kranj | 37,944
|
36,874
|
2.9%
|
Upper Carniola |
4.
|
Celje | 37,188
|
37,520
|
–0.88%
|
Styria |
5.
|
Koper | 26,100
|
24,996
|
4.42%
|
Slovene Littoral |
6.
|
Velenje | 25,235
|
25,456
|
–0.87%
|
Styria |
7.
|
Novo Mesto | 24,234
|
23,341
|
3.86%
|
Lower Carniola |
8.
|
Ptuj | 17,984
|
18,164
|
–0.99%
|
Styria |
9.
|
Kamnik | 13,800
|
13,644
|
1.14%
|
Upper Carniola |
10.
|
Jesenice | 13,702
|
13,440
|
1.95%
|
Upper Carniola |
11.
|
Trbovlje | 13,678
|
15,163
|
–9.79%
|
Styria |
12.
|
Domžale | 13,222
|
12,406
|
6.58%
|
Upper Carniola |
13.
|
Nova Gorica | 13,021
|
13,178
|
–1.19%
|
Slovene Littoral |
14.
|
Škofja Loka | 11,797
|
11,969
|
–1.44%
|
Upper Carniola |
15.
|
Izola | 11,566
|
11,223
|
3.06%
|
Slovene Littoral |
16.
|
Murska Sobota | 11,190
|
11,614
|
–3.65%
|
Prekmurje |
17.
|
Logatec | 10,211
|
8,942
|
14.19%
|
Inner Carniola |
18.
|
Postojna | 9,987
|
9,183
|
8.76%
|
Inner Carniola |
19.
|
Vrhnika | 8,969
|
8,413
|
6.60%
|
Inner Carniola |
20.
|
Slovenska Bistrica | 8,301
|
7,454
|
11.36%
|
Styria |
21.
|
Kočevje | 8,126
|
8,672
|
–6.29%
|
Lower Carniola |
22.
|
Grosuplje | 7,702
|
7,098
|
8.51%
|
Lower Carniola |
23.
|
Slovenj Gradec | 7,513
|
7,519
|
–0.08%
|
Styria |
24.
|
Mengeš | 7,207
|
6,112
|
17.92%
|
Upper Carniola |
25.
|
Ravne na Koroškem | 7,160
|
6,979
|
2.59%
|
Carinthia |
26.
|
Ajdovščina | 7,037
|
6,656
|
5.72%
|
Slovene Littoral |
27.
|
Brežice | 7,003
|
6,573
|
6.54%
|
Styria |
28.
|
Krško | 6,852
|
7,097
|
–3.45%
|
Lower Carniola |
29.
|
Litija | 6,688
|
6,467
|
3.42%
|
Upper Carniola |
30.
|
Sežana | 6,151
|
5,531
|
11.21%
|
Slovene Littoral |
31.
|
Radovljica | 6,099
|
5,940
|
2.68%
|
Upper Carniola |
32.
|
Zagorje ob Savi | 6,022
|
6,439
|
–6.47%
|
Upper Carniola |
33.
|
Idrija | 5,848
|
5,955
|
–1.79%
|
Slovene Littoral |
34.
|
Črnomelj | 5,426
|
5,776
|
–6.06%
|
Lower Carniola |
35.
|
Medvode | 5,390
|
5,178
|
4.09%
|
Upper Carniola |
36.
|
Bled | 5,240
|
5,181
|
1.14%
|
Upper Carniola |
37.
|
Rogaška Slatina | 5,220
|
5,111
|
2.13%
|
Styria |
38.
|
Slovenske Konjice | 5,152
|
4,869
|
5.81%
|
Styria |
39.
|
Šentjur | 5,017
|
4,762
|
5.35%
|
Styria |
40.
|
Žalec | 5,004
|
4,943
|
1.23%
|
Styria |
41.
|
Hrastnik | 4,829
|
5,621
|
–14.09%
|
Styria |
42.
|
Prevalje | 4,646
|
4,643
|
0.06%
|
Carinthia |
43.
|
Sevnica | 4,574
|
4,660
|
–1.85%
|
Styria |
44.
|
Ilirska Bistrica | 4,350
|
4,553
|
–4.46%
|
Inner Carniola |
45.
|
Ruše | 4,206
|
4,503
|
–6.60%
|
Styria |
46.
|
Cerknica | 4,131
|
3,928
|
5.17%
|
Inner Carniola |
47.
|
Trebnje | 3,892
|
3,477
|
11.93%
|
Lower Carniola |
48.
|
Tržič | 3,811
|
3,865
|
–1.40%
|
Upper Carniola |
49.
|
Piran | 3,787
|
4,192
|
–9.66%
|
Slovene Littoral |
50.
|
Ribnica | 3,704
|
3,604
|
2.77%
|
Lower Carniola |
51.
|
Šempeter pri Gorici | 3,622
|
3,760
|
–3.67%
|
Slovene Littoral |
52.
|
Žiri | 3,743
|
3,588
|
4.31%
|
Upper Carniola |
53.
|
Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah | 3,449
|
3,006
|
14.74%
|
Styria |
54.
|
Ljutomer | 3,244
|
3,460
|
–6.24%
|
Styria |
55.
|
Laško | 3,278
|
3,456
|
–5.15%
|
Styria |
56.
|
Metlika | 3,236
|
3,273
|
–1.13%
|
Lower Carniola |
57.
|
Tolmin | 3,228
|
3,534
|
–8.68%
|
Slovene Littoral |
58.
|
Gornja Radgona | 3,159
|
3,159
|
0.00%
|
Styria |
59.
|
Mežica | 3,127
|
3,254
|
–3.90%
|
Carinthia |
60.
|
Dravograd | 3,087
|
3,289
|
–6.14%
|
Carinthia |
61.
|
Zreče | 3,055
|
2,935
|
4.09%
|
Styria |
62.
|
Šoštanj | 2,971
|
2,880
|
3.16%
|
Styria |
63.
|
Železniki | 2,879
|
3,075
|
–6.37%
|
Upper Carniola |
64.
|
Lendava | 2,827
|
3,129
|
–9.65%
|
Prekmurje |
65.
|
Ormož | 1,986
|
2,174
|
–8.64%
|
Styria |
66.
|
Radeče | 1,926
|
2,168
|
–11.16%
|
Lower Carniola |
67.
|
Bovec | 1,539
|
1,631
|
–5.64%
|
Slovene Littoral |
68.
|
Višnja Gora | 1,139
|
1,000
|
13.90%
|
Lower Carniola |
69.
|
Kostanjevica na Krki | 688
|
695
|
–1.01%
|
Lower Carniola |
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