To which continent does Slovenia belong?

              Slovenia is a small country in Southeastern Europe, to the south of Austria. Formerly a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, it is also bordered by Croatia, Hungary, and Italy. The country is almost land-locked; it has a short coastline at the Adriatic Sea between Italy and Croatia.

               The capital and largest city is Ljubljana. The territory is mostly mountainous with a mainly continental climate. Over half of the territory is covered by forest. The human settlement of Slovenia is dispersed and uneven.

               About nine-tenths of Slovenia’s people are ethnically Slovenes. They are descendants of settlers who arrived in the 6th century. The Slovenes are a South Slavic people with a unique language.

               Slovenia is part of the European Union, and the Euro is their currency. Long regarded as one of the best-performing new EU members, Slovenia was dragged into a deep recession by the European financial crisis in 2012. Slovene is the official language of Slovenia.