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r Host Country and University in Brief
Slovenia - Where the Alps meet the Mediterranean
and the Pannonian Plain meets the Karst
Full name: Republic of Slovenia; the only country with the word LOVE in its name!
State: Democratic parliamentary republic since 25 June 1991; Member of the European
Union since 1 May 2004
Capital: Ljubljana
National flag: Horizontal stripes in white, blue and red with Slovenian coat of arms on its left
upper side
Coat of arms: Three six-pointed yellow stars are symbols of the Counts of Celje with Triglav
as a symbol of Slovenehood and underlying two wavy lines symbolizing Slovenian rivers and
the sea
Anthem: The seventh stanza of Zdravljica, a poem by France Prešeren, set to music by
Stanko Premrl
Official Language: Slovene, in some nationally mixed border areas also Italian and Hungarian
Size: 20,273 sq km (7,827 sq miles)
Length of coastline: 46.6 km
Neighbouring states: Italy, Croatia, Austria, Hungary
Largest towns: Ljubljana, Maribor, Kranj, Celje, Koper
Highest mountain: Triglav 2,864 m
Longest river: Sava 221 km
Currency: EUR
Phone dial code: +386
Internet domain: .si
Time Zone: Central European Time GMT + 1
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Slovenia - Where the Alps meet the Mediterranean
and the Pannonian Plain meets the Karst
Full name: Republic of Slovenia; the only country with the word LOVE in its name!
State: Democratic parliamentary republic since 25 June 1991; Member of the European
Union since 1 May 2004
Capital: Ljubljana
National flag: Horizontal stripes in white, blue and red with Slovenian coat of arms on its left
upper side
Coat of arms: Three six-pointed yellow stars are symbols of the Counts of Celje with Triglav
as a symbol of Slovenehood and underlying two wavy lines symbolizing Slovenian rivers and
the sea
Anthem: The seventh stanza of Zdravljica, a poem by France Prešeren, set to music by
Stanko Premrl
Official Language: Slovene, in some nationally mixed border areas also Italian and Hungarian
Size: 20,273 sq km (7,827 sq miles)
Length of coastline: 46.6 km
Neighbouring states: Italy, Croatia, Austria, Hungary
Largest towns: Ljubljana, Maribor, Kranj, Celje, Koper
Highest mountain: Triglav 2,864 m
Longest river: Sava 221 km
Currency: EUR
Phone dial code: +386
Internet domain: .si
Time Zone: Central European Time GMT + 1
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