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This is a collection of pictures from Slovenia. It is the result of a single trip to this country in southern Europe.
If you look into this link to Slovenia, you will find this article, and in time accounts of visits to several World Heritage Sites as well as a travelogue or two with the content of the visit to the country. For now, please settle with this collection of pictures from Slovenia.
Pictures from a visit to Ljubljana, the capital, and road trips to various destinations in the western part of Slovenia.
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Fast facts
Learn about the country on Wikipedia. Here is a moderated excerpt:
The background
Slovenia is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short coastline within the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, which is part of the Mediterranean sea. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers 20,271 square kilometres and has a population of approximately 2.1 million. Slovene is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geographically situated near the centre of the country. Other larger urban centers are Maribor, Kranj, Celje and Koper.
Slovenia in history
Slovenia’s territory has been part of many different states: the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Carolingian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Republic of Venice, the Illyrian Provinces of Napoleon’s First French Empire and the Habsburg Empire.
In October 1918, the Slovenes co-founded the State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs. In December 1918, they merged with the Kingdom of Montenegro and the Kingdom of Serbia into the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. During World War II, Germany, Italy, and Hungary occupied and annexed Slovenia, with a tiny area transferred to the Independent State of Croatia, a newly declared Nazi puppet state. In 1945, it again became part of Yugoslavia. Post-war, Yugoslavia was allied with the Eastern Bloc. After the Tito–Stalin split of 1948, it never subscribed to the Warsaw Pact. In 1961 it became one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. In June 1991, Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia and became an independent sovereign state.
Recent years
Slovenia is a developed country, with a high-income economy characterized by a mixture of both traditional industries, such as manufacturing and agriculture, and modern sectors, such as information technology and financial service. The economy is highly dependent on foreign trade, with exports accounting for a significant portion of the country’s GDP. Slovenia is a member of the European Union, the United Nations, NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and other associations in the global community.
