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About Slovenia:
Officially the Slovenia is known as Republic of Slovenia. Slovenia is situated in the southern part of the Central Europe. The country provide the border in west to Italy, in east and south to Croatia, in north to Austria, in southwest to Adriatic Sea and in northeast to Hungary.
Slovenia Previous Record Medals:
The record list of the medals that the country has won till date is mentioned as below:
In Summer Olympics:
- Gold: 2
- Silver: 3
- Bronze: 5
- Gold: 0
- Silver: 0
- Bronze: 4
Slovenia History:
The Slovenians rush to this region in the 6th century. The first state of the independence was then created which was called as Karantania. In the year 745 the freedom was traded to the Franks for the protection against Huns. Later after sometimes the other freedom state of Slovenian was created in the area of Pannonian which was known as the Lower Pannion. Later in the year 1991 the third self governing state of the country was created.
Slovenia Demographics:
The major racial group in Slovenia is Slovene that formed near about 83% of the total population. The people from earlier Yugoslavia formed the 5.3% of the total population.
The other racial groups in the country are:
- Roma
- Albanian
- Italian
- Hungarian
All these racial groups and the other minorities formed near about 2.8% of total population.
Slovenia Government and politics:
The president of the country is also the head of state who is directly elected by the famous vote for the terms of every 5 years. The branch of the executive is headed by Prime Minister and also by members of the cabinet that are elected directly by Parliament. Bicameral parliament of the country consists of National Council and National Assembly.
Slovenia Culture:
The first book of the country was printed by Primoz Trubar who was the Protestant reformer. Actually there were 2 books the Abecedarium and the Catechismus that were published in the year 1550 in Germany in Tubingen. The country’s central part Carniola was historically and ethnographically is described very well in book” The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola”, which was published by Baron Janez Vajkard Valvasor in the year 1689.
Slovenia Economy:
The country has the very high income as well as the developed economy that enjoys 2nd highest per capita GDP of novel EU countries that is 03% of average of the EU. Though the high inflation of the country has been relatively reduced to 2.3% in the year 2006, currently it has reached to 5.1%, exceeding average in euro zone.
Slovenia Education:
The knowledge is spring board for leaping in enhanced tomorrow. This is only the reason that why the country aims in creating the society of knowledge. The education system in the country consists of:
- Basic education
- Pre- school education
- Higher vocational education
- Secondary education
- Higher education
- Secondary general education
- Technical and vocational education
The basic education in the country is free and compulsory for the children in the country and also for foreign people who are living in the country and also for the citizen who does not have citizenship.
Slovenia Neighboring Countries:
The countries that are situated near to the Slovenia are:
- Croatia
- Italy
- Hungary Austria
Slovenia Geographical Settings:
Slovenia covers the total area of 20,273 sq km. The 4 major geographic regions of the European that meet in the country are:
- The Alps
- The Dinarides
- The Mediterranean
- The Pannonian Plain
The average height of the country above sea level is 557 mt.
Slovenia Independence:
Slovenia was declared as the independent state on 25th June 1991 from Yugoslavia.
Slovenia Capital City:
The capital city of Slovenia is Ljubljana which is also the largest city in the entire country and is located at 460 03’N 140 30’E.
Slovenia Currency:
The official currency of the country is euro. The official currency of the country is abbreviated as EUR and is further divided in 100 cents. The banks in the country provide the perfect exchange rates for the traveler’s cheques and cash. The ATMs are available in the major parts of the country. The credit cards are also widely accepted in the shops, restaurants and hotels of the country.
Slovenia Total Population:
The total population of the country according to the census of the year 2008 is 2,023,358 that placed the country at position 143rd among the category of the 193rd most populous countries in the entire world.
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