Slovenia has 46.6 km of coastline on the Adriatic Sea - that's an inch of coast for every person who lives there!

The highest mountain in Slovenia is called Triglav - which means “three heads”.

About half of the Slovene people live in the country and half live in the city.

The Slovenes really know how to cook mushrooms! Picking mushrooms is very popular - in fact it has become so popular that rules have been set so that people don't pick too many. This is so that some species of mushroom don't become extinct because of the amount that are being picked.

The highest mountain is called Mount Triglav, and it is 2,863 metres, or 9,393 feet high. This is on the coat of arms and national flag and is an important national symbol.

Did you know that Slovenia has two national symbols: the chamois, which is a type of antelope, and the linden tree? You can find lots of chamois and linden trees there.

The Slovenes grow a lot of grapes. This is mostly for wine.

People have been living in Slovenia since the Stone Age - that's for 1,500 years!

The largest cave in Europe, called the Postojna Caves, can be found in Slovenia.

Slovenia is the third most forested country in Europe.

'Good morning' in Slovene is 'Dobro jutro'.

Slovenians are particularly good at skiing - they win many competitions worldwide. Ski jumping also wins them awards. A Slovenian, Davo Karnicar, was the first person to ski straight down the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest (that's a whole 8,848 metres!).

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