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Four major European geographic regions meet in Slovenia: the Alps, the Dinarides, the Pannonian plain, and the Mediterranean. Slovenia's highest peak is Triglav the country's average height above the sea level is 557 metres. Around one half of the country is covered by forests; this makes Slovenia the third most forested country in Europe, after Finland and Sweden. Remnants of primeval forests are still to be found, the largest in the Kocevje area. Grassland covers 5,593 square kilometres of the country and fields and gardens 2,471 square kilometres. There are also 363 square kilometres of orchards and 216 square kilometres of vineyards. Its climate is Submediterranean on the coast, Alpine in the mountains and continental with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east. The average temperatures are -2°C in January and 21°C in July. The average rainfall is 1,000 millimetres for the coast, up to 3,500 millimetres for the Alps, 800 millimetres for south east and 1,400 millimetres for central Slovenia.