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People
In 1998 the country had an estimated population of 1,971,739, giving
it an overall population density of 97 persons per sq km (252 per
sq mi).
Slovenes, a Slavic ethnic group, constitute about 88 percent of
the republic's population.
Language
Slovenes speak Slovenian, the republic's official language. Unlike
other Slavic cultures, Slovenes have been heavily influenced by
German and Austrian cultures for nearly a millennium.
Religion
Most people in Slovenia are Roman Catholic. Ethnic Serbs (about
2 percent), Croats (about 3 percent), and various other ethnic groups
(about 7 percent) constitute the remainder of Slovenia's population.
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