Slovenia is a parliamentary democracy republic that covers 20,271 square kilometres (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.1 million people. The Ministry of Infrastructure which is responsible for urban transport recognised the importance of SUMPs several years ago and started to support SUMP actions on different levels. The Ministry assigned part of its EU Cohesion Funds for the development of SUMPs in cities and for the implementation of sustainable mobility measures based on SUMPs.