Regions of Slovenia

Following a decree of 2000, Slovenia is divided into 12 regions, created for administrative, legal and statistical purposes. These regions are referred to as statistical regions of Slovenia, to differentiate them from the historical regions, which were used in the Austrian Empire.

History
By a decree of 2000 Slovenia has been divided into 12 statistical regions (NUTS-3 level), which are grouped in two cohesion regions (NUTS-2 level). which replace the historical regions of the country.

The cohesion regions are:
 * East Slovenia (Vzhodna Slovenija - SI01), which groups the Mura, Drava, Carinthia, Savinja, Central Sava, Lower Sava, Southeast Slovenia, and Inner Carniola–Karst regions.
 * West Slovenia (Zahodna Slovenija - SI02), which groups the Central Slovenia, Upper Carniola, Gorizia, and Coastal–Karst regions.