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SLOVENIA
SLOVENIA-IN THE HEART OF EUROPETHE LAND AND ITS POSITIONIt lies in the heart of Europe between Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Italy.
It covers 20256 sq km: the 10th smallest country in Europe.
4 geographic regions meet here: The Alps, The Dinaric Alps, The Panonnian plain and The Mediterraneandiversity in relief, climate, vegetation, soil.
Climate: -continental in central Slo,
- alpine in NW,
- submediterranean along the coast
The highest peak: mt Triglav (2864m)
The longest river: Sava
46.6 km of sea coastline;
The 3rd most forested country in Europe
The longest lake: Cerknica-intermittent
POPULATION2 mio population
BDP per capita:12.000 USD
Independent since 25th June 1991
Member of EU 1st May 2004
Catholic church is the biggest:60%
Official language-Slovene: one of the south Slavic
languages
Regions of Slovenija
Alpine region
Mediterranean region
Dinaric region
Panonian region
Alpineregion 42.1% of Slovenian surface
Almost half of the population lives here
3 mountain ranges: The Julian Alps, The Karavanke Alps, The Kamnik-Savinja Alps
Glacial river valleys
High-karst plateaux: Pokljuka, Jelovica
Pre-Alpine hills and valleys: Ljubljana basin, Celje basin
Rivers have karstic sources
Triglav
Logarska dolina
Bled
Triglavska jezera
Pokljuka
Soča
Planica
Kozolec
Idrijska čipka
Ljubljana
Ljubljana, the capital
of Slovenia
The capital
Ljubljansko barje
Zmajski most
Petkovškovo nabrežje
Tromostovje
Dinaricregion
28,2% of Slovenian surface
Hardly any surface waters
A string of karst poljes (fields) with
disappearing rivers
Intermittent lakes: Cerknica
Most forested part of the country
Over 1000 explored caves
The original Karst
Burja: strong wind that blows up to 130 km/h
Lipicanec
Proteus
Cerkniško jezero
Škocjanske jame
Janez Vajkard Valvasor
Pršut
Postonjska jama
Kraško podzemlje
Lipicanci
Mediteranneanregion
It covers 8,6% of the surface of Slovenia
Part of the Mediterranean where the Adriatic reaches deepest into Central Europe
Submediterranean climate
Typical landscape characteristics: vineyards, terraces, olive plantations, stone houses
Port of Koper: Slovene naval window to the world
Medieval image of coastal towns: Piran, Koper
Črni kal
Koper
Soline
Štanjel
Piran
Portorož
Luka Koper
Panonianregion It covers 21.2% of the surface
Most fertile farm land in Slovenia
Typically continental climate
80 pairs of white storks in the area
Thermal and mineral watersspa resorts
Orchards and vineyards on the hills
Panonska hiša
Bela krajina
Lent
Maribor
Vinska klet
Rogaška Slatina
Kurent
Pisanice
Potica
Ptuj
put together byMelanija Majdič
March 2005
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