Europe

Slovenia

Location

Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia.

Travellers can become targets of pickpockets and purse snatchers especially at railway stations and airports. Vehicle security, personal security, general travel, navigation, off road driving, building / office security, cold weather injuries, personal hygiene, sanitation / sterilisation, clothing & equipment, emergency first aid, cultures / customs, communications.

Local water is safe to drink.

A short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine mountain region adjacent to Italy and Austria, mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east.

Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east.

Flooding and earthquakes.

Avian influenza, hepatitis A, polio, rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, typhoid.
Hospital: Klinicni Center Ljubljana 7 Zaloska, Ljublijana. Tel; 61-1313113

Sava River polluted with domestic and industrial waste; pollution of coastal waters with heavy metals and toxic chemicals; forest damage near Koper from air pollution (originating at metallurgical and chemical plants) and resulting acid rain.

If driving you will require a photo licence. Heavy on the spot fines for traffic offences and jaywalking. The police have powers to stop drivers and levy spot fines.

For more in-depth general information please download our Preparation and Training document.