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{{infobox Country
|country in = of SloveniaSouthern Europe
|map = <map lat='46.1' lng='15' zoom='7' view='0' country='Slovenia'/>
|language = slovenianSlovenian
|capital = [[Ljubljana]]
|pop = 2,020089,000310
|currency = Euro (€)
|hitch = <rating country='si' /good>|neighbour = [[ItalyAustria]], [[AustriaCroatia]], [[Hungary]], [[CroatiaItaly]]}}__TOC__'''Slovenia''' is a country in '''Central Europe''' according to wikipedia, alternatively part of [[Southern Europe]]. It is a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]]. Hitchhiking used to be more common here in the past, but today people aren´t used to hitchikers it is still very doable and they could be suprised safe. Drivers are happy to see a hitchhiker and will tell youstories about hitchhiking when they were young. But still, hitchiking is quite possible and safe. You will find that people People in Slovenia usually speak English quite good, (at least the basics) but German language and Italian(on the cost) can also come in handy.
Hitchiking with higways close to highways will take you far and fast, but if you have enough time, use it to hitchhike on the small roads. Slovenia can offer you a lot to see on its small areaterritory. Geographic landscapes change fast and you can get from the edge foot of the tallest mountain (Triglav, 2864m) Alps to the Adriatic sea in a cca. 2 hour drive)about 3h ride, or to Pannonian basin in 5h.
{{E|61}} - Italy and western croatia to western Austria passing Ljubljana {{E|59}} - Eastern Croatia to eastern Austria {{E|51}} - costline {{Aat|2}} - Ljubljana to eastern Croatia {{Aat|5}} - Maribor to Hungary == Regions and their number plates == [[File:hhlj.jpg|right|thumb|334px250px|A hitchhiker holding a sign with the number plate code for Ljubljana'']] {| class="wikitable sortable"|-! Region's capital || Code || Other towns|-| [[Celje]] || CE || [[Velenje]]|-| [[Koper]] || KP || [[Izola]]|-| [[Kranj]] || KR || [[Jesenice]], [[Škofja Loka]]|-| [[Krško]] || KK |||-| [[Ljubljana]] || LJ || [[Domžale]], [[Kamnik]]|-| [[Maribor]] || MB || [[Ptuj]]|-| [[Murska Sobota]] || MS |||-| [[Nova Gorica]] || GO |||-| [[Novo Mesto]] || NM |||-| [[Postojna]] || PO |||-| [[Slovenj Gradec]] || SG |||} == International airports ==*[[Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport]] - locals call it by its old name Brnik*[[Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport]]*[[Portorož Airport]]
== Border Crossings ==
[[https://hitchwiki.org/en/Ljubljana]| Hitchwiki Ljubljana]]
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