61. Slovenia - History, News And Information Short history. From as early as the 9th century, slovenia had fallen under foreign rulers, including partial control by Bavarian dukes and the Republic of Venice http://www.russiannewsnetwork.com/europe/slovenia.html

Russian News Network Home Republic of Slovenia Short Form: Slovenia Geography Location: Central Europe Eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia Area Total: 20,273 sq km Land: 20,151 sq km Water: 122 sq km Population Total: 1,935,677 Ethnic groups: Slovene 88%, Croat 3%, Serb 2%, Bosniak 1%, Yugoslav 0.6%, Hungarian 0.4%, other 5% Religions: Roman Catholic (Uniate 2%) 70.8%, Lutheran 1%, Muslim 1%, atheist 4.3%, other 22.9% Languages: Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croatian 6%, other 3% Principal Cities Capital: Ljubljana Short History From as early as the 9th century, Slovenia had fallen under foreign rulers, including partial control by Bavarian dukes and the Republic of Venice. With the exception of Napoleon's 4-year tutelage of parts of Slovenia and Croatiathe "Illyrian Provinces"Slovenia was part of the Habsburg Empire from the 14th century until 1918. Nevertheless, Slovenia resisted Germanizing influences and retained its unique Slavic language and culture. In 1918, Slovenia joined with other southern Slav states in forming the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes as part of the peace plan at the end of World War I. Renamed in 1929 under a Serbian monarch, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia fell to the Axis powers during World War II.

62. Country Study Slovenia Social Studies CIA The World Factbook slovenia A Detailed look at slovenia including history, culture, political structure, economics and many other topics. http://www.archaeolink.com/country_study_slovenia_social_st.htm

Slovenia People Culture Social Studies Home Afghanistan Albania Algeria ... Vietnam About Slovenia An excellent, wide ranging, look at Slovenia. Jam-packed with information - illustrated - From Republic of Slovenia - http://www.uvi.si/eng/slovenia/ About Slovenia A good overview of Slovenia including an "expanded profile" link. - From Countryreports.org - http://www.countryreports.org/slovenia.htm CIA - The World Factbook Slovenia A Detailed look at Slovenia including history, culture, political structure, economics and many other topics. - From US Central Intelligence Agency - http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/si.html Colleges and Universities - Slovenia List of schools and direct links. - From Christina DeMello - http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/si.html Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia, Washington, D.C. You will find some brief information about officials and a handful of reports. - From Embassy of Slovenia - http://www.embassy.org/slovenia/

63. Slovenia Information Center Country guide offering facts on tourism, history, and the population. http://www.slovenian.org

64. Living In Slovenia A Proud History, A Promising Future slovenia A Proud history, a Promising Future. slovenia A Proud history, a Promising Future by Ruth Halcomb. This article is derived http://www.escapeartist.com/efam20/Slovenia_Proud.html

Slovenia: A Proud History, a Promising Future Magazine Index Index For This Edition Subscribe Slovenia: A Proud History, a Promising Future by Ruth Halcomb This article is derived from the Network for Living Abroad Newsletter - Click Here - It is indicative of the fine articles that the Network publishes. We've been reading the Network for several years and find it to be an excellent resource that explores a lot of unique destinations that nobody else even bothers to talk about. If you want to find innovative destination resources take a look at their website. Subscriptions are a bargain. The Network started in 1990 as a small group, meeting to share experiences and resources. Their newsletter, which has received the attention of national media, links people nationwide and internationally. They help members connect by mail, phone, fax and, more recently, e-mail. They've been a virtual community for longer than they've been wired. To view Slovenia: Old Europe at its Best , another feature article submitted by Diane Taylor of Network for Living Abroad Newsletter and published in the previous issue of Escape From America Magazine, please

65. RKC-A Brief History Of The Slovene Nation drew up a Slovene political programme entitled Zedinjena Slovenija (Unified slovenia). The largest mountain battle in world history was fought on Slovene http://www.rkc.si/eng/info/gener2.html

Index What's New Links A B RIEF H ISTORY OF THE S LOVENE N ATION The present day national territory has been populated by Slovenes for the last 14 centuries. The first known Slovene state was the Duchy of Carantania, which lasted from 630 to 745. It was centred at Karnburg Castle at Klagenfurt. Under the pressure from the Avars, the Carantanians sought the military assistance of their neighbours the Bavarians and thus lost their independence. Later, together with the Bavarians they succumbed to the Frankish overlords and finally to the Habsburg crown. From the time of Carantania, the special ritual of the investiture of princes performed in the Slovene language survived. Another important state was Lower Pannonia, ruled by Prince Kocelj. Its capital was located on Lake Balaton in present-day Hungary. Kocelj was removed in 874 by the Franks. The national territory was reduced due to its sparse population and germanisation, but the national awareness prevailed in the Austrian Empire, reaching its climax with the Revolutions of 1848. This was also caused by the division of the Slovene national territory within Austria into several parts (Carinthia, Carniola, Styria, the Gorizia County and Istria). The 17th and 18th century saw a new economic and cultural rise in the Slovene provinces after the victory over the Turks (Sisak 1593 and Vienna 1683) and the calming down of spiritual movements. A special cultural and religious circle was formed in Ljubljana, Academia operosorum (The Academy of the Laborious), which made numerous contributions to the present day capital and influenced the general development of towns particularly in Carniola. On their arrival in Ljubljana in 1597, the Jesuits founded a college for theological and philosophical studies. This is regarded as the beginning of university studies in Ljubljana and Slovenia in general.

66. RKC-A Survey Of The Ecclesiastical History Archeological discoveries in slovenia, particularly around Ptuj, Celje and Ljubljana, point Pannonia is another region important to the history of Christianity http://www.rkc.si/eng/info/gener3.html

Index What's New Links A B RIEF SURVEY OF THE E CCLESIASTICAL H ISTORY Archeological discoveries in Slovenia, particularly around Ptuj, Celje and Ljubljana, point to the presence of Christian dioceses of Poetovio, Celeia and Emona in the late second century AD. Thus their westward trek brought the newly arrived Slovenes in contact with the Christian religion of the original settlers. In the 6th and 7th centuries St. Columbanus, St. Amandus and other missionaries began evangelizing the Slavic newcomers in earnest. In 745 AD, Borut, a Carantanian prince, accepted Christianity in order to receive help against the Avars. His son Gorazd and his nephew Hotimir were baptized while being held hostage in a Benedictine monastery on an island in lake Chiemsee in Bavaria. Under Borut's successors, Gorazd and Hotimir, entire country of Carantania was christianized. Lower Pannonia is another region important to the history of Christianity among Slovenes. In 866 AD, two brothers, Cyril and Methodius came to the court of Prince Kocelj of Lower Pannonia after German missionaries forced them to leave Moravia. The brothers' missionary activity, augmented by the translation of liturgical texts into the local language, also influenced the written culture of the time. The Slavonic liturgy was given official acceptance by Popes Hadrian II and John VIII. Methodius died in 885 AD. His disciples were exiled by the German bishops and Latin was reintroduced in religious services. With the invasion of Pannonia by the Hungarians christian religion and cultural activity in this area died.

67. WHKMLA : History Of Slovenia, ToC slovenia, from Kirken i Norge; current and historical information on the slovenian dioceses, from catholichierarchy.org history of slovenia, from Your Guide http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/xslovenia.html

First posted on March 28th 2002, last revised on March 28th 2004 Carantania Slovenia 895-1200 Slovenia in the Late Middle Ages (1200-1500) Reformation Slovenia (16th Century) ... Slovenia 1815-1918 for the era prior to 1918 see also Austria-Hungary for the years 1918-1992 see also Yugoslavia Historical Atlas : Slovenia Page EXTERNAL FILES CIA World Factbook : Slovenia ; BBC Country Profiles : Slovenia Virtual Library History : Slovenia ; Internet Resources on Slovenia, from SSEES Timeline, from Mat'Kurja ; from Government of Slovenia ; from BBC News , from timelines.ws Timeline of Styria (Steiermark), from Steirisches Landesarchiv , detailed, in German Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Slovenia, from Kirken i Norge ; current and historical information on the Slovenian dioceses, from catholic-hierarchy.org History of Slovenia, from Your Guide to Slovenia , from World Rover ; from Slovene Genealogy Links ; from Catholic Church in Slovenia ; from Randburg ; from Carantha ; by Stane Granda ; Geschichte Sloweniens, from Europa wird bunter , in German Political Resources on the Net : Slovenia For the Record 2000 : Slovenia , from UN Human Rights System Languages of Slovenia (4), from

68. WHKMLA : History Of Slovenia, 1815-1918 EXTERNAL LINKS, A Brief history of slovenia, by Stane Granda A Brief history of the Slovene Nation, from Catholic Church of slovenia Geschichte Sloweniens, from http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/slov18151918.html

Slovenia 1815-1918 In 1813 the "Illyrian Provinces" were again placed under Austrian rule; the historical territories that made up Slovenia - Carinthia, Carniola, Styria and Gorizia - were reestablished. While the Ancien was reestablished by the Austrian administration, lead by chancellor CLEMENS VON METTERNICH, the events of the preceding decades had laid the seeds for a Slovenian national movement, which began as a cultural movement, later to become more and more political. An 1816 poem mentioned the name SLOVENIA for the first time. In 1848, poet FRANCE PRESEREN demanded the various Slovenian territories to be merged to form a UNIFIED SLOVENIA, in which Slovenian should be the official language. The country was to have its own diet, enjoy political autonomy within the Habsburg Monarchy. As the various revolutions of 1848/49 were suppressed by force, the plans were not executed. The 19th century brought numerous economic changes. The railway connecting Trieste and Vienna crossed the country, a modern industry emerged, urbanization set in. In the second half of the century, within the Austrian dominions the German and Slavic population elements found each other separated by a widening gap; while a widespread attitude among the Germans assumed German to be a superior language/civilization and therefore should remain the language of administration, jurisdiction and education, the Slavic ethnicities demanded the respective Slavic language, thus Slovenian in the Slovenian territories, to be introduced as the (exclusive) language of administration, jurisdiction and education - and expecting the German minority living in their area to assimilate. In 1893 the debate over the language of instruction at the grammar school in Celje, southern Styria (present Slovenia) became an Austria-wide affair.

69. History Neanderthal flute One of the most important archaeological discoveries in slovenia. More historic dates Important dates in Slovene history from the end of the http://www.nzs.si/2000/eng/slovenia/history/

History Some Important Milestones: 6th century AD The Slavic ancestors of present day Slovenia first settle in the area in the 6th century AD. 7th century The Slavic Duchy of Carantania, the first Slovene state. Carantania becomes part of the Frankish empire; the Slavs convert to Christianity and gradually lose their independence. around 1000 The Freising manuscripts , the first known writings in the Slovene and Slavic dialect in Latin script. 14th century to 1918 All the Slovene regions pass into the possession of the Habsburgs, later the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. 1550 and 1584 The Reformation brings literacy, the first printed book in 1550 and in 1584 the first Slovene translation of the Bible Formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Federal Peoples' Republic of Yugoslavia (officially declared on 29 November 1945). April 1990 First democratic elections. 23 December 1990 88.5% of voters at the referendum vote in favour of an independent Slovenia. 25 June 1991 Slovenia officially declares its independence 15 January 1992 The EU officially recognises Slovenia's independence.

70. Index Of /history/europe/Slovenia Parent Directory 19May-04 1445 - Index.html 14-May-04 12......Index of /history/europe/slovenia. Name Last modified Size http://vlib.iue.it/history/europe/Slovenia/

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71. Slovenia - Atlapedia Online MODERN history WWII TO 1993 Prior to independence slovenia s history was closely tied with that of the Federative People s Republic of Yugoslavia. On Nov. http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/slovenia.htm

OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Slovenia CAPITAL: Ljubljana SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Multiparty Republic AREA: 20,251 Sq Km (7,819 Sq Mi) ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION: LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHY: Slovenia is a republic of the former socialist Yugoslavia. It is bound by the Gulf of Trieste to the southwest, Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast and Croatia to the south and southeast. In general, the country has an Alpine terrain while in the northwest and north, several ranges of the Eastern Alps such as the Pohorije, Karawanken, Savinja Alps and the Julian Alps rise to Mt. Triglav, the country's highest point. To the south the northern edge of the Dinaric Alps as well as the limestone Kras Plateau are found while the lowlands are located to the east and along the Adriatic coast to the west. The principal rivers are the Sava and Drava, and there are also several Bled or mountain glacial lakes and Kras lakes. Major Cities (pop. est.); Ljubljana 276,100, Maribor 108,100, Celje 41,300, Kranj 37,300, Velenje 27,700 (1991). Land Use; forested 50%, pastures 28%, agricultural-cultivated 15%, other 7% (1993). CLIMATE: Slovenia has a moderately continental climate inland with cold winters and warm summers while along the coast the climate can be described as subtropical Mediterranean. Average annual precipitation varies from 800 to 2,000 mm (31.5 to 79 inches), although it can exceed 2,000 mm (79 inches) in the mountains. Average temperature ranges are from to 2 degrees Celsius (31 to 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in January to 18 to 19 degrees Celsius (64.4 to 66 degrees Fahrenheit) in July.

72. Slovenians Encyclopedia : Maps - Weather - Travel - History - Economy - Governme slovenians in the Austria. slovenians in the Italy. See also slovenia/history,; Timeline of slovenian history,; Yugoslavia/history,; Croatia/history,; http://slovenia.asinah.net/en/wikipedia/s/sl/slovenians.html

Hotel Reservations AmeriHost Aparthotel Barcelo ... [ SHOPPING ] slovenia.asinah.net Encyclopedia Switch Language Encyclopedia worldwide This article could be outdated : Visit our new Table of Contents Main Page Edit this page Slovenians Slovenians Slovenian Slovenci , singular Slovenec Slovenka ) or sometimes an equivalent but archaic version Slovenes is a nation that lives today mainly within the borders of the independent Slovenia (circa 2.000.000), in some northeastern part of Italy Austria Croatia (25.000) and Hungary (6.000). Many Slovenian emigrants are also scattered across Europe and overseas (e.g. USA Canada Argentina Australia ... South Africa (300.000)). They speak Slovenian Table of contents 1 The origin of Slovenians 2 The History of Slovenians 2.1 The History of Slovenians in Europe 3 Slovenians between 1848 and 1918 ... 10 External links The origin of Slovenians The History of Slovenians The History of Slovenians in Europe Around , the Slavic tribes start to settle in the region between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea . From to , the Slavic tribes between the upper Elbe River and the Karavanke mountain range were united in their first state under the leadership of King Samo. The tribal union collapsed after Samo's death, but a smaller Slavic state

73. Q&A About Genealogy And Heraldry In Slovenia - June 2004 Q A about Genealogy and Heraldry in slovenia April 2004. history, Q A about Genealogy and Heraldry in slovenia Entry Form, Back to Genealogy and Heraldry in http://genealogy.ijp.si/QandA/

History Back to Genealogy and Heraldry in Slovenia

74. History SLOVENE history. Before 7th century 1848 slovenian intellectuals issue the first political program for a United slovenia. 1918 October http://www.o-4os.ce.edus.si/ang/slovenia/history.htm

SLOVENE HISTORY Before 7th century Slavs begin settling the valleys of the Sava, Drava and Mura rivers, and under pressure from the Avars, reach the shores of the Black Sea, Friuli plains, the Danube, Adriatic Sea and Lake Balaton. 7th century Western Slavic tribes form an alliance with the Slavic Duchy of Carantania with its centre in present day Austrian Carinthia. Carantania becomes a part of the Frankish empire. The Slavs convert to Christianity and gradually lose their independence. 869 to 874 Prince Kocelj briefly establishes an independent state of Slovenes in Lower Pannonia. 9th century Alongside the growing influence of Christianity the Slovenian language is increasingly used in religious services. The Freising Manuscripts, the oldest written records in the Slovenian language, originate from this period. 14th to 16th centuries The House of Habsburg extends its control over most of the Slovenian regions. Protestant Primoz Trubar publishes "Katekizem" (The Catechism), the first book written in the Slovenian language. Jurij Dalmatin translates the Bible into Slovenian. Adam Bohoric writes a Slovenian grammar book.

75. Slovenian Museum Of Natural History: Alpine Botanical Garden Juliana Park in the Valley of the Triglav Lakes was being planned, that led to the first alpine botanical garden located in a natural environment in slovenia. http://www2.pms-lj.si/garden/garden.html

Dr Julius Kugy, the poet of the Julian Alps. The enchanted gardens of our fairy godmothers have long since disappeared, as well as the dark legend of Zlatorog, a well-loved Slovene tale of a mythical alpine chamois hunted by man, has long told. Now, however, in our own luminous age, a new, magical garden has arisen to take their place. It is certain that the good-hearted, white-robed fairies from the ancient legend will walk through this new Alpine garden, lying above the Soèa River in the realm of Mt Triglav. Gently will they bless it and the Garden will blossom and flourish, multicoloured and sumptuous, just as the magical gardens of old! For all have given to it some of their most beautiful adornments and riches: the golden treasure of Mt Bogatin, the alpine meadow Duplje praised of old, the hidden southern and western glacier-formed hollows by Mt Triglav, the mysteries of the Triglav Lakes, the white scree of Mt Prisojnik, the wild cliffs of Mt Jalovec, the grassy Mt Matajur of our botanical Nestors, the flowering Èrna prst, the Eden-like meadows of Ovèja ves, Mt Krn gazing into the distance, the warm cliffs of Rdeèi rob. Julius Kugy: From Days Past The Julius Kugy monument: On Tura.

76. EAIP Slovenia AIP Aeronautical Information Publication. Republic of slovenia. First Edition. Consult Notam for Latest Information. CAA slovenia, AIS/AIP. http://www.caa-rs.si/acrobat/aip/eaip/history.html

AIP Aeronautical Information Publication Republic of Slovenia First Edition Consult Notam for Latest Information CAA Slovenia, AIS/AIP From this page, you can access past, present and published future editions and amendments of our electronic AIP Currently effective eAIP AIP Issue Formats Effective Date Publication Date List of changes Remarks Complete eAIP including AIRAC Amendment HTML 22 JAN 2004 02 DEC 2003 HTML Next Issues AIP Issue Formats Effective Date Publication Date List of changes Remarks Expired Issues (archives) These past amendments are provided mainly for completeness, as they are not to be used in operation. AIP Issue Formats Effective Date Publication Date List of changes Remarks Complete eAIP including AIRAC Amendment HTML 15 MAY 2003 02 APR 2003 Complete eAIP including AIRAC Amendment HTML 04 SEP 2003 15 JUL 2003 Complete eAIP including AIP Amendment HTML 10 SEP 2003 10 SEP 2003 Changes are fixed and not illuminated as an amendment Complete eAIP including AIP Amendment HTML 02 OCT 2003 02 OCT 2003 Complete eAIP including AIP Amendment HTML 04 NOV 2003 04 NOV 2003 HTML

77. SiQRD - Slovenian Queer Resources Directory Epo¹ta siqrd @ mail . ljudmila . org. history of Gay and Lesbian Movement in slovenia. 1976. Decriminalisation of consensual homosexual acts in slovenia. 1984. http://www.ljudmila.org/siqrd/history.php

sponzor strani je ©KUC Magnus ORGANIZACIJE, STALNI PROJEKTI Roza klub Magnus LL Legebitra ... Galfon telefon za geje in lezbijke Libero Mo¹ki pogovori Dru¹tvo prijateljev Legebitre Druge GLBT strani v Sloveniji TISK, MEDIJI Lambda Revolver Kekec Lesbo ... Lezbomanija na Radiu ©tudent KLUBI / CLUBS Tiffany Monokel GYMNASIVM LETNI DOGODKI Festival gejevskega in lezbiènega filma Parada ponosa Ljubljanski gejevski turnir v bowlingu DRUGO Dosje "homofobija" Stara glavna stran SiQRD Mre¾a po¹tni seznam za queer debate Zgodovina gejevskega in lezbiènega gibanja v Sloveniji Peticija za enakost in enakopravnost gejev in lezbijk SPB zlo¾enka o spolno prenosljivih boleznih Spolnost in aids Spletna raziskava o istospolnih porokah Anonimno nevezano testiranje na HIV KONTAKT E-po¹ta: siqrd @ mail . ljudmila . org History of Gay and Lesbian Movement in Slovenia Decriminalisation of consensual homosexual acts in Slovenia April 24-29: MAGNUS Festival (European and American gay films, exhibition of gay publishing over the world, lectures about gay culture: F. Arnal, A. Avanzo and G. Hockquenghem, discussions about gay culture and organisations, video "Framed Youth" with author's presentation from London, social contacts) was held in CD (Cankarjev Dom, Slovenian Cultural and Congress Centre), ©KUC Gallery, CIDM (Centre for Developing Leisure Activities for Young People), Faculty of Philosophy. April 24: VIKS (No. 2):

78. Untitled Document slovenia’s history. slovenia is So,as you can see, slovenia was and still is a wonderful country with lots of history. After its http://tps.dpi.state.nc.us/connecteurope/slovenia/history.html

Slovenia is the most western slavic nation.Slovenia has a rich history that is observed today through thier summer festivals featuring theater and music in Ljubljana, the capital. Today there is a saying about Slovenia - it is the golden goose that got away! The early Slovenians settled in the river valley of the Danube Basin in the eastern Alps in the 6th century. In 748, Slovenia was brought under Germanic rule, by the Frankish Empire. In 1278, Habsburgs, the Austrian royal family gained control of Slovenia. Austria ruled until 1918,except for a period of French control which lasted from 1809 to 1850. After World War I ended in 1918, Slovenia became apart of a new state called the Kingdom of the Serbs. The name of the country was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929. Slovenians wanted to split apart from Yugoslavia, as did Crotia and Austria. They really wanted to be free! With the recognition of its independance granted by the European community in 1992, the country began moving its economy and community to forward in western Europe. Slovenia is considered one of the most promising canidates for EU (the European trading company) admission and expects to join by 2003. In July 2001, Slovenia and Croatia resolved a border dispute, which had persisted since the two contries gained independance from Yugoslavia in 1991. So,as you can see, Slovenia was and still is a wonderful country with lots of history. After its fight for independence, it was still beautiful.Croatia and Slovenia reduced their dispute, allowing Slovenia to gain independence. They just became a country in 1992. The golden goose is finally free!

79. Ljubljana Through The History Ljubljana Through the history. At the time of Roman hegemony, from the 1st to 6th centuries AD, the capital of contemporary slovenia was called Emona. http://www.ijs.si/slo/ljubljana/ljubljana-history.html

front fun sightseeing practical ... CASI Ljubljana Through the History Ljubljana 's geographical position has governed its colourful past. A brisk migration of nations flowed through the Ljubljana gateway, part of the natural entrance from Central Europe to the Mediterranean, the Balkans and on towards the East. So it is not surprising that settlements of pile dwellers , and later Illyrians and Celts , grew up in this region more than 5000 years ago. At the time of Roman hegemony , from the 1st to 6th centuries AD, the capital of contemporary Slovenia was called Emona Ljubljana is first mentioned in written sources from 1144, its historical rise beginning in the 13th century when it became the Capital of the Province of Carniola . In 1335 it came under Hapsburg rule From the end of the Middle Ages onwards the town gradually assumed the role of the Slovenian cultural capital . Slovenian Protestantism, as the most powerful social movement of the 16th century, was a major influence in this. Ljubljana was then the meeting-place of the nationally conscious. Primoz Trubar , who gave the Slovenians their first book in 1550, worked here end many years later, France Preseren and Ivan Cankar , two important figures in the struggle for the cultural and political freedom of the Slovenian nation produced their works here.

80. BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Country Profiles | Country Profile: Slovenia Compiled by BBC Monitoring. Yugoslavia history file. SEE ALSO slovenia resigned http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1097296.stm

Home TV Radio Talk ... Programmes LANGUAGES Last Updated: Saturday, 1 May, 2004, 08:35 GMT 09:35 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Country profile: Slovenia A country with spectacular mountains, thick forests and a short Adriatic coastline, Slovenia also enjoys substantial economic and political stability. It was the only one of the former Yugoslav republics to be in the first wave of candidates for membership of the European Union. It joined the union in May 2004. Just a couple of months before EU entry, Slovenia became a member of Nato. OVERVIEW FACTS LEADERS MEDIA Unlike Croatia or Bosnia-Hercegovina, Slovenia's independence from Yugoslavia was relatively bloodless. The move was undoubtedly aided by Western European recognition of the Slovenes' aspirations and the low proportion of other ethnic groups in the country. Slovenia has always been the most prosperous region of the former Yugoslavia and has found the transition from a socialist economy to the capitalist free market easier than most. Politically, Slovenia was the most liberal republic within the Yugoslav federation. Throughout the 1980s there was pressure from Slovenia for greater political freedom and pluralism.

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