That‘s Slovenia

Facts

Name: Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija)

Capital: Ljubljana

Population: 2,023,358 inhabitants

National Language: Slovene, Italian, Hungarian (Italian and Hungarian are recognised as official languages in the residential municipalities of the Italian or Hungarian national community)

Government: Parliamentary republic

Neighbouring Countries: Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Italy

Area: 7827 sq mi

Declaration of independence: 25. june 1991 (from Yugoslavia) (recognition in 1992)

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Slovenia-map-CIA.png

History

Slovenian country has been part of the

•Roman Empire•Byzantine Empire•Republic of Venice•Duchy of Carantania (only modern Slovenia's northern part)•Holy Roman Empire•Habsburg Monarchy•Austrian Empire (later known as Austria-Hungary)•State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs•Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929)•Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 – 1991•From 1991 Republic of Slovenia

Slovenian language

Slovenian language is a South Slavic Language

Dober dan – HelloNasvidenje – GoodbyeDobro jutro – Good morningDober večer – Good eveningProsim – PleaseHvala – Thank youDa / Ne – Yes / NoOprostite – Excuse me, I am sorry

Survival Language:

Religions in Slovenia…

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia#History

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia#History

Slovenian culture

-Primož Trubar (1. slovenian book)-Janez Vajkard Valvasor -France Prešeren-Srečko Kosovel -Edvard Kocbek -Ivan Cankar-Vladimir Bartol

-Jacobus Gallus-Guissepe Tartini-Pavel Mihelčič

-Slavoj Žižek -Thomas Lukmann-Jurij Vega-Jožef Štefan

Some main cultural sites in Slovenia

1. Lipica 2. Piran 3. Human fish4. Kurentovanje

Source: http://www.burger.si/Obala/Piran_1.htm

Source: http://www.ljubljana-summit.gov.si/si/slovenija/ge

ografske-regije.html

Source: http://www.kompas-online.net/pages/sightseeingexcursions/slo

venia/2006/lipicafull_from_portoroz.aspx

Source: http://www.marjoriecarrington.co.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry060305-174909

Slovenian food…

POTICA

PREKMURSKA GIBANICA

Source: http://sharepoint.os-fmalgaja.si/casopis/slike/Orehova%20potica.jpg

Source: foto Tomo Jeseničnik, http://www.slovenia.info/pictures%5Cprogram%5C1%5C2007%5Cprekm.gibanica.1jpg_133896.jpg

Some stereotypes

- problem with time management

- lack of self criticism

- serious

- hard-working

- envious

- reasonable

- economical

- honest

Slovenia

Source: http://www.gorenjska.si/

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celje

Source: http://www.slovenia.info/pictures%5Ccycling%5C1%5C2006%5CPostojnska-jamaSTO_78189.jpg Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Maribor_Lent.jpg