Slovenia

Quick Facts

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Capital

Ljubljana

Population

1,936,000

Government

Parliamentary Democratic Republic

Religions

Christianity (Catholic, Orthodox), Islam

Languages

Slovenian

Calling Code

+386

Nationality

Slovenian, Slovene

Local name

Slovenija

Introduction

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When Slovenia gained its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 after a ten-day war, it dodged a bullet. Ensuing years saw bitter warfare in Bosnia-Hercegovina and Croatia, but Slovenia remained free of war and terrorism.

For tourists, this means that Slovenia is one of central Europe's safer destinations. Other factors, like its hilly, richly vegetated landscape, fascinating cultural pull between the influences of the Habsburg Empire and the Venetian Republic, and the narrow sliver of Adriatic coast are what give Slovenia a nice edge. Keen skiers have found Slovenia's Julian Alps to be an ideal site for their next adventure, whilst those non-skiers have been drawn by the abundance of fine hiking areas and beautiful scenery. Slovenes have made efficient use of their tiny coastline, which boasts an excellent Mediterranean climate and a line-up of vibrant towns. Animal lovers are awed by the strange 'human fish', which can only be found in Slovenian caves.

Slovenia shares international borders with Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia.

Brief History

Geography

Regions

Slovenia is divided into twelve regions.

• Primorska
• Notranjska
• Goriska
• Gorenjska
• Central Slovenia
• Dolenjska
• Zasavje
• Posavje
• Savinjsko
• Koroska
• Podravje
• Pomurje

Cities

• Ljubljana - The capital is a small beautiful place to visit but somehow attracts fewer visitors than other capitals.
• Maribor
• Bled
• Koper
• Piran
• Postojna
• Kranj

Sights and Activities

Events and Festivals

Weather

Getting There

By Plane

Adria Airways is the national airline of Slovenia, based at Ljubljana Airport (LJU). International destinations served by this airline are Amsterdam, Barcelona, Birmingham, Brussels, Bucharest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Kiev, London, Manchester, Moscow, Munich, Ohrid, Paris, Podgorica, Priština, Sarajevo, Skopje, Stockholm, Tirana, Vienna, Warsaw and Zürich. It also has charter flights to about 20 destinations mainly in the south of Europe. About 20 other airlines (both scheduled and charter flights) have direct flights to Ljubljana as well.

By Plane

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Getting Around

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If you are a European Union (EU) citizen, you may enter without any restriction as per your EU citizenship rights. If you are not an EU citizen, you will need to obtain a Schengen Visa. This visa is valid for any country in the Schengen zone.

Money

See also: Money Matters

Italy has adopted the Euro (ISO code: EUR, symbol: €) as its official currency. One Euro is divided into 100 cents, which is sometimes referred to as eurocents, especially when distinguishing them with the US cents.

Euro banknotes come in denominations of €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200, €500. The highest three denominations are rarely used in everyday transactions. All Euro banknotes have a common design for each denomination on both sides throughout the Eurozone.

The Euro coins are 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, €1 and €2. Some countries in the Eurozone have law which requires cash transactions to be rounded to the nearest 5 cents. All Euro coins have a common design on the denomination (value) side, while the opposite side may have a different image from one country to another. Although the image side may be different, all Euro coins remain legal tender throughout the Eurozone.

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