Slovenia (i/sloʊˈviːniə/ sloh-VEE-nee-ə; Slovene: Slovenija, [slɔˈveːnija]), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija, [rɛˈpuːblika slɔˈveːnija] ( listen)), is a nation state in southern Central Europe[Note 2] at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes. It borders Italy to the…