Republic in central Europe; capital Ljubljana (8)

I believe the answer is:

slovenia

(Other definitions for slovenia that I've seen before include "Central European republic, became independent in 1991" , "European country, capital Ljubljana" , "State" , "No valise to be found in the central European republic" , "Country with access to Adriatic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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