general information

Republic

Capital: Ljubljana

Surface area: 20.300 km2

Population: 2 millions

Population density/km2: 99

Member of the EU since 2004

National day: 25th June

National anthem: Zdravljica (Good health!)

• Slovenia is the country that is the most in favour of the arrival of the euro (89%).

• The history of skiing in Slovenia goes back several centuries.

• There are 36 dialects.

• The seacoast is quite narrow: 47 km of coastline.

• Slovenia is the richest of the new member countries and is comparable to Greece or Portugal.

• After being a member of former-Yugoslavia, Slovenia became independent for the first time in 1991.

• The famous Lipizzaner horses are of Slovenian origin.

• Slovene is a Slavonic language similar to Czech or Slovak.

Slovenia is the wealthiest nation of the former Yugoslavia. Known as the Land of the forests.

Slovania's top tourist spot is Postojna, thanks to its expansive caves which are 100m deep in parts and contain an eerie labyrinth of tunnels festooned with stalactites and stalagmites.