More about Slovenia:
http://www.slovenia.si/
Area: 20,273 km2
Population: 2,008,516 (30.6.2006)
Capital city: Ljubljana
Language: Slovene; also Italian and Hungarian in
nationally mixed areas
Currency:
euro (since 1
January 2007)
Important dates:
-Independence - 25 June 1991
-Member of EU - 1 May 2004
-Introduction of the euro - 1 January 2007
The Republic of Slovenia lies at the
heart of Europe, where the Alps face the Pannonian plains and the
Mediterranean meets the mysterious Karst. To the north is Austria;
Hungary is to the east; Croatia to the south and Italy to the west.
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