Slovenia [ a ] officially the Republic of Slovenia [ b ] is a country in Central Europe. Ljubljana , the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geographically situated near the centre of the country. Post-war, Yugoslavia was allied with the Eastern Bloc , but after the Tito—Stalin split of , it never subscribed to the Warsaw Pact , and in it became one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Slovenia is a developed country , with a high-income economy characterized by a mixture of both traditional industries, such as manufacturing and agriculture, and modern sectors, such as information technology and financial service.
The economy is highly dependent on foreign trade, with exports accounting for a significant portion of the country's GDP. The name Slovenia etymologically means 'land of the Slavs '. The origin of the name Slav itself remains uncertain.
The suffix -en forms a demonym. Present-day Slovenia has been inhabited since prehistoric times. There is evidence of human habitation from around , years ago. Archaeological remains dating from the Hallstatt period have been found, particularly in southeastern Slovenia, among them a number of situlas in Novo Mesto , the " Town of Situlas ".
The area that is present-day Slovenia was in Roman times shared between Venetia et Histria region X of Roman Italia in the classification of Augustus and the provinces Pannonia and Noricum. In the 5th and 6th centuries, the area was subject to invasions by the Huns and Germanic tribes during their incursions into Italy. A part of the inner state was protected with a defensive line of towers and walls called Claustra Alpium Iuliarum.
