LJUBLJANA is the capital and largest city of SLOVENIA. The city, with an area of 163.8 square kilometers, is situated in the LJUBLJANA BASIN in Central SLOVENIA, between the Alps and the Karst.
   LJUBLJANA is located some 320 kilometers south of Munich, 477 kilometers east of Zürich, 250 kilometers east of Venice, 350 kilometers southwest of Vienna, 224 kilometers south of Salzburg and 400 kilometers southwest of Budapest.
   The extent of LJUBLJANA has changed considerably in the past 40 years, mainly because some of the nearby settlements have merged with LJUBLJANA (i.s.).