Fun Trivia : Slovenia

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Slovenia

What is the capital of Slovenia?

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Ljubljana. Ljubljana has 265,881 citizens (2004). Germans call the city Laibach and the Italians call it Lubiana. Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria, Slovenja is made up and Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia.



What is the official name of the country?

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Republika Slovenija. Republika Slovenija was declared independent in 1991 and was recognized in 1992. Slovenská Republika is the official name of Slovakia, Republika Crna Gora is the official name of Montenegro and Republika Hrvatska is the official name of Croatia.



What is/are the official language(es) of Slovenia?

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Slovenian, Italian and Hungarian. A minority of the citizens in Slovenia are Hungarian, because Slovenia was once a part of Austria-Hungary.



How long was the independence war between Yugoslavia and Slovenia?

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10 days. Eighty per cent of the Slovenian people voted for independence, and the country declared its independence June 25 1991. A ten day war with Yugoslavia followed. Sixtyseven people were killed, thirtynine of them were from the Yugoslavian army. After only ten days they withdrew their troops back to Belgrade.



What is the currency of Slovenia?

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Euro. The Euro is the official currency of these countries Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Slovenia and Vatican City (2007). Slovenia became a member of the EU in 2004, and adopted their new currency in 2007. Prior to that the currency was the Tolar.



How many neigbouring countries does Slovenia have?

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4. The countries are: Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia.



What are the colours of the Slovenian flag?

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white, blue and red. The Slovenian flag was officially adopted on June 24, 1991 and has three horizontal lines of white, blue and red. Near the top left corner is the coat of arms which consists of the highest peak, Triglav, in white with 3 yellow stars, and beneath there are two wavy lines representing the rivers and sea.



What is Dolenjska?

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A Slovenian region. Dolenjska is called Lower Carniola in English, and Unterkrain in German. The capital of the region is Novo Mesto. The region is famous for its wine, and its beautiful scenery, dominated by the alps, and the Krka river.



What is the name of Slovenia's national anthem?

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Zdravljica. Zdravljica was adopted as the Slovenian anthem in 1989. Hej Slowianie, Hej Slovani and Hej Sloveni are all the same song in different Slavic languages, it means 'Hey, Slavs'. 'Hey, Slavs' was the previous national anthem used by former Yugoslavian republics after 1945.