The statistical regions of
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
are 12 administrative entities created in 2000 for legal and statistical purposes.
Division
By a decree in 2000, Slovenia has been divided into 12 statistical regions (
NUTS-3 level), which are grouped in two cohesion regions (NUTS-2 level).
which replace the historical regions of the country.
The statistical regions have been grouped into two cohesion regions are:
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Eastern Slovenia
Eastern Slovenia ( sl, Vzhodna Slovenija) is one of the two NUTS-2 Regions of Slovenia. The region forms the eastern part of the country and includes the cities of Maribor, Celje and Velenje. It is the poorer of the two regions of Slovenia.
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(''Vzhodna Slovenija'' – SI01), which groups the Mura, Drava, Carinthia, Savinja, Central Sava, Lower Sava, Southeast Slovenia, and Littoral–Inner Carniola regions.
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Western Slovenia (''Zahodna Slovenija'' – SI02), which groups the Central Slovenia, Upper Carniola, Gorizia, and Coastal–Karst regions.
Sources
Slovenian regions in figures 2014
See also
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List of Slovenian regions by Human Development Index
This is a list of Slovenian statistical regions by Human Development Index as of 2019.
References
{{Subnational entities by Human Development Index
Slovenia
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a stati ...
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Municipalities of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities ( Slovene: ''občine'', singular'' občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts.
Slovene is an official language
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Traditional regions of Slovenia
References
External links
Regions Stat.si (accessed 15 December 2020).
Map of statistical regions of Slovenia Geopedia.si (accessed 15 December 2020).
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Regions of Slovenia