2. * Full name: Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija)
* Area: 20,273 kmÂČ
* Inhabitants: 2.054.741 (2011)
* Capital: Ljubljana (280,000)
* State: Democratic parliamentary republic since 25 June 1991, Member of the European
Union since 1 May 2004
* Currency: Euro
* Official languages: Slovene; in some nationally mixed border areas also Hungarian and
Italian
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3. * The Country is mostly elevated.
Outside the coastal area, its terrain
consists largely of karstic plateaus
and ridges, magnificently
precipitous Alpine peaks, basins and
valleys. The highest Alpine peak in
Slovenia is Triglav (2.864 m) - the
name meaning "three-heads". The
mountain is a true national symbol.
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4. * Relief: The territory of Slovenia is * Highest mountain: Triglav 2,864 m
geographically divided into four * Longest river: Sava - 221 km
basic types of landscape - Alpine * Length of coastline: 46.6 km
in the
north, (42.1%), Mediterranean in
the south-west (8.6%), Dinaric in
the south (28.1%), and Pannonian
in the east (21.2%)
* Forests: almost 58% of the
Slovenia territory
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5. * Alongside the majority population of Slovenian ethnic origin, in the
border areas there live Hungarian and Italian minority
communities.
* Slovenes represent approximately 83% of population
* Other ethnic groups include
Croats, Serbs, Bosnians, Macedonians, Montenegrins and Albanians
that came to Slovenia after the World War II as economic
immigrants.
* Official languages: Slovene; in some nationally mixed border areas
also Hungarian and Italian
* Religion: Roman Catholic (58%, 2002 census)
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Slovenians would describe themselves as hard-working, diligent and
active people, individualists who speak foreign languages well. They are
proud of their culture and language.
6. * The Republic of Slovenia is a
parliamentary democratic
republic that became an
independent state after the
disintegration of Yugoslavia in
1991.
* President of the Republic: Dr
Danilo TĂŒrk (since december
2007)
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* Prime Minister: Janez JanĆĄa
(SDS) (since 10 February 2012)
7. *
* 250,000 BCE: The first evidence of human habitation on the territory of
present-day Slovenia (two implements made of stone from Jama Cave
in Loza Woods near Orehek).
* 120,000 to 1,300 BCE: Remains from the early Stone Age - the
Palaeolithic; among them the oldest musical instrument in the
world, found in Slovenia; evidence of hunting and Urnfield culture.
* Celts, Roman Empire, Huns, Germananic tribes, Slavic people
* 7th to 11th century: The Duchy of Carantania, the oldest known
independent Slavonic tribal union in this region
8. * 1550: Protestantism also known for the
first book written in Slovenian language
* 1809-1813: Napoleonic occupation â the
Illyrian Provinces
* 1848: Unified Slovenia, the first
Slovenian political programme.
* 1918: The defeat of the Austro-Hungarian
Empire; the creation of the state of
Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
* 1941-1945: The dismemberment of
Yugoslavia by the Axis Powers.
9. âą 1945: The formation of the Federal
People`s Republic of Yugoslavia, with
the People`s Republic of Slovenia as
one of its 6 federal entities.
* 1990: Plebiscite on independence.
* 25 June 1991: Declaration of the
independent Republic of Slovenia.
25 June, 1991 - the declaration of independence.
10. *
* In April 1990 were first democratic
elections
* In the same year more than 88% of
the electorate voted for a sovereign
and independent Slovenia. The
declaration of independence followed
on 25 June 1991. The next day, the
Yugoslav Army attacked the newly-
founded state. After a ten-day war, a
truce was called, and in October 1991
the last soldiers of the Yugoslav Army
left Slovenia.
* In 2004 Slovenia joined the
EU, with considerable popular
support, and NATO
* On 1 January 2007 Slovenia
joined the Eurozone.
11. * GDP âŹ35,416 million (2010)
* Rate of unemployment by ILO
in % 7.3 (2010)
* Unemployment 12.1%
(January 2012)
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Lying at a junction of natural trading routes, Slovenia has been a
crossroads, a huge gateway, since the Romans were marching around
this region. It is known as a reliable partner, with a rational way of
doing things, and a highly educated labour force.
13. *What to visit?
* Visiting Slovenia could provide an interesting mixture of
leisure, recreation and exciting excursions.
14. *
* Today, Slovenian competitors
participate in the most important
European and world sporting
championships. The most
successful sports are Alpine and
Nordic skiing, wild-water kayaking
and canoeing, sculling, cycling
and skydiving.
* The dreams of many Slovenes
became reality when the Slovene
national football team qualified
for the first time for the European
Championship in 2000. And then
also for the 2002 Football World
Cup in Japan and South Korea and
2010 World Cup in South Africa.
* Slovene sportsmen are also
achieving excellent results in
other team sports:
basketball, volleyball and
handball.
* 22 olympic medals
15. *Thank you for your attention and
welcome in Slovenia ;)
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