Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovenian: Republika Slovenija), is a coastal Alpine country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north.
During the 14th century, most of Slovenia's regions passed into ownership of the Habsburgs whose lands later formed the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with Slovenians inhabiting all or most of the provinces of Carniola, Gorizia and Gradisca, and parts of the provinces of Istria, Carinthia and Styria.
Slovenia's highest peak is Triglav (2,864 m; 9,396 ft); the country's average height above the sea level is 557 metres (1,827 ft).
Coordinates: 46°03′N 14°30′EThe Republic of Slovenia (Slovenian: Republika Slovenija) is a coastal Alpine country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north.
Slovenia was part of: Austria-Hungary until 1918, State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929) between the World Wars, the SFR of Yugoslavia from 1945 until gaining independence in 1991.
Slovenia's highest peak is Triglav (2,864 m; 9,396 ft); the country's average height above the sea level is 557 metres (1,827 ft).
The Republic of Slovenia (Slovenian: Slovenija) is a coastal sub-Alpine country in south central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north.
During the 14th century, most of Slovenia's regions passed into ownership by the Habsburgs whose lands later formed the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Slovenians inhabiting all or most of the provinces of Carniola, Gorizia, and Gradisca, and parts of the provinces of Istria and Styria.
Slovenia can be considered one of the economic front-runners of the countries that joined the European Union in 2004.
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The Republic of Slovenia (Slovenian: Republika Slovenija) is a coastal sub-Alpine country in south central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north.
Slovenia is a high-income economy which enjoys the highest GDP per capita of the former Communist states of Europe.
Slovenia can be considered one of the economic front-runners of the countries that joined the European Union in 2004, and it has since then exceeded economically older members of the European Union such as Portugal and Greece.
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Remember what happened when Slovenia announced independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 (I think it was) - the Serbs sent tanks in and there was a brief battle and then they left - now Slovenia is inside the EU as one of the new 10 nations.
The Republic of Slovenia (Slovenian: Republika Slovenija) is a coastal Alpine country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north.
Slovenia is a high-income economy which enjoys the highest GDP per capita (US$23,102 in 2006) of the newly joined EU countries.
Gligorov said that Slovenia was closer on that path, since it has done much more on an internal plan, in relation to the question of privatization and market economy, that it already has sound foreign currency reserves, adding that, however, Macedonia also does not face the obstacles it used to.
Gligorov and Kucan applauded the signing of the Dayton peace agreement, as a possibility of establishing lasting peace in the region, since Slovenia and Macedonia, which are at the very edge of the war-torn regions, have an interest in the normalization of the situation.
According to the Agreement, the road transportation, specifically transit and bilateral transport, will be totally liberal, while the permits will be exchanged on a reciprocal basis only for transportation to and fro third countries.
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The Republic of Slovenia (Slovenian Slovenija) is a littoral and pre-Alpine country in the South of Central Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea, Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia.
Elections for the Državni zbor are held every four years.
Slovenia's ethnic groups represent Slovenians (89%), Croats, Serbs, Bosnians[?] and other nationalities of the former Yugoslavia (10%) and the ethnic Hungarian and Italian minorities (0.5%).
Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.
Slovenia, with its historical ties to Western Europe, enjoys a GDP per capita substantially higher than that of the other transitioning economies of Central Europe.
Privatization of the economy proceeded at an accelerated pace in 2002-03, and the budget deficit dropped from 3.0% of GDP in 2002 to 1.6% in 2003.
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Slovenia plans to adopt the euro by 2007 and has met the EU's Maastricht criteria for inflation.
Much of the economy remains in state hands and foreign direct investment (FDI) in Slovenia is one of the lowest in the EU on a per capita basis.
The current center-right government, elected in October 2004, has pledged to accelerate privatization of a number of large state holdings and is interested in increasing FDI in Slovenia.
Dissatisfied with the exercise of power of the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991.
Although Slovenia enjoys a GDP per capita substantially higher than that of the other transitioning economies of Central Europe, it needs to speed up the privatization process and the dismantling of restrictions on foreign investment.
About 45% of the economy remains in state hands, and the level of foreign direct investment inflows as a percent of GDP is the lowest in the region.
Port of Koper (Luka Koper) - Situated on the shortest transport route linking Central and Eastern Europe with the Mediterranean and the Far East represents the ideal logistic & distribution centre.
- (NC)—Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are technologies designed to make transportation safer, more efficient, more reliable and more environmentally friendly, without necessarily having to physically alter existing infrastructure.
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Bled airport, railroad, airline & transportation information - Slovenia
The thermal waters of Bled’s spa have been taken by many visitors through the ages including the Yugoslav Royal family.
The International Airport of Ljubljana-Brnik is located 50km out of Bled, and has connections to Frankfurt, Kiev, London, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Rome, Vienna and Zürich
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Ljubljana airport, railroad, airline & transportation information - Slovenia
A thousand years in the making Ljubljana welcomes visitors warmly and invites them to climb the castle’s high tower and gaze over the city and surrounding countryside reaching as far as the Karavanke Alps to the north-west.
The Brnik Airport is located 23 km from Ljubljana and is served by the national carrier Adria Airways.