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Slovenia - GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food



Population



Main Cities Population
Ljubljana   270,000  
Maribor   103,000  
Celje   40,000  
Kranj   36,000  
Velenje   27,000  
Koper   24,000  



Total population (millions): 2
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population: 51%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth: 0.0%
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) : 20,250


Population origin

Origin of the population% Of the population
Slovene90
Croat3
Serb2
Bosnian1
Other4


Local time


It is %T:%M %A in Ljubljana


GMT+1 in winter, GMT+2 in summer


Languages


Official language: Slovenian
Business languages: English and German are commonly spoken.

Free translation tools in Slovenia :
Tranexp
Free English-Slovene-English translator of texts and web pages



Religion


Religious practises : Catholics 96%
Muslims 1%
Others 3%.


Political system


Slovenia became independent in 1991 and established a democratic republic. The president is elected for a five-year term by direct universal suffrage. The parliament is composed of two chambers: the State Chamber (Drzavni Zbor) with 90 representatives and the State Council (Drzavni Svet) composed of 40 members. They are elected for four years in a proportional vote.
Capital: Ljubljana
Head of State: president Janes Drnovesk (LDS - Liberal Democracy of Slovenia), elected on November 10, 2002
Chief of government: Anton Rop (LDS), since 2002.


Climate

 


Tourism

Number of visitors in Slovenia 2002 2003 2004 World rank
Number of visitors (1000) 1302   1373   1499   n.a.
Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

 

Tourist sites


-In the Alps, the main site is the romantic Bled, it surrounds a lake with warm waters.
-The national park of Triglav, peak of Slovenia, at a height of 2800 m.
-The most beautiful place of the Slovenian coast, (46 km long), is Piran, which is a nice set of churches, places and Venetian palaces.
- The Postojna cave (Postojinska Jama's), a real natural underground labyrinth.
-The alpine ski resorts, and notably Planica.

For more information about tourism in Slovenia , check out the following web site(s) :
Slovenian Tourism Board


Food


Traditional dishes


Uzitni smrcek: Morels Soup
Baked oranges with sure cream
Goulash with mushrooms
In Slovenia, there are many beehives and numerous desserts and drinks are sweetened with honey. Mali kruher: gingerbreads sold outdoors on market places which are part of any celebration.

Food-related taboos


There are no culinary taboos in the Slovenian cooking.

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