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Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovenian: Republika Slovenija, listen< /a> (helpÂ·i nfo)), is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north. The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana.

At various points in Slovenia's history, the country has been part of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Duchy of Carantania (only modern Slovenia's northern part), the Holy Roman Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire (later known as Austria-Hungary ), the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929) between the two World Wars, and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 until gaining independence in 1991. Slovenia is a member of the European Union (and currently holds its rotating presidency), the Council of Europe and NATO.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina, the abode of three ethnic constituent mass- Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats, is located on the Balkan peninsula in Southern Europe. Bosnia constitutes the larger part while Herzegovina is located at the southern tip of the nation. The country shares its border with Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the south and bounded by the Adriatic Sea..

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Slovenia Weather Forecasts on Yahoo! Weather
Slovenia Weather. Weather >; Europe >; Slovenia. Celje · Kranj · Ljubljana · Murska Sobota · Skofljica. More from Weather.com. My Saved Locations ...
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Doing Business in Slovenia - Doing Business - The World Bank Group
Slovenia. Region: Eastern Europe & Central Asia; Income category: High ... Indicator, Slovenia, Region, OECD. Difficulty of Hiring Index, 78, 36.3, 25.2 ...
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Slovenia Travel Guide and Travel Information - Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet Slovenia Travel Guide. Slovenia travel information, advice, hotels, reviews, maps and itineraries.
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Slovenia holidays: Visit TripAdvisor, your source for the web's best reviews and travel articles about tourism and holiday packages in Slovenia, Europe.
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WTO | Slovenia - Member information
MEMBER INFORMATION: Slovenia and the WTO - This page gathers key information on Slovenia's participation in the WTO. Slovenia has been a member of WTO since ...
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Area	total: 20,273 sq km land: 20,151 sq km water: 122 sq km
Climate	Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
Terrain	a short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine mountain region adjacent to Italy and Austria, mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east
Population	2,011,473
Languages	Slovenian 92%, Serbo-Croatian 6.2%, other 1.8%
Capital	Ljubljana

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	Holiday in Slovenia - where to go? I'm going to have holiday with my family in Slovenia in August. Our accomodation will be somewhere around Bled, or Lake Bohinj, so that region. We're not sure yet what places to visit, can anyone give some advice? ... http://forums.finalgear.com/off-topic/ho..
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	Sloveniaâ€™s Tanja Zakelj wins the U23 womenâ€™s cross-country in Italy Under course-drying Italian sunshine, Sloveniaâ€™s pint-sized wunderkind Tanja Zakelj swiped the U23 womenâ€™s cross-country crown from China, which had dominated the espoir field since 2006. The win earned Zakelj her third worlds medal in ... http://www.velonews.com/article/77912
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