Slovenia — a small but very cozy and beautiful country in Eastern Europe. Despite the modest size of the state, the nature here is very diverse, and you can drive from frozen mountain passes to warm sunny beaches by car in three or four hours.
Interesting facts about Slovenia
- Like Montenegro, Slovenia was once part of the now defunct state of Yugoslavia (interesting facts about Montenegro).
- Mountains occupy almost half of the Slovenian territory.
- In the Slovenian city of Maribor, the oldest grapevine in the world grows, which is over 400 years old. By the way, it still bears fruit.
- Slovenia — a paradise for speleologists, there are more than ten thousand caves.
- There are more than two thousand nature reserves in the compact territory of Slovenia.
- About 10% of the entire country is covered with vineyards. The wine is really excellent here.
- The most convenient public transport in Slovenia — a train. The railway network here covers the entire country.
- The Triglav National Park located here — the oldest in Europe.
- 280,000 people live in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.
- All small shops and outlets on Sundays closed here.
- The Slovenian language is somewhat reminiscent of Old Church Slavonic.
- There are 260 waterfalls in Slovenia. Most of them, however, are quite small.
- Half of the whole of Slovenia is covered with forests.
- There are no traffic jams here, class. Yes, even in cities, even at rush hour.
- Slovenia is often confused with Slovakia (interesting facts about Slovakia).
- Less than ten thousand people are part of the Slovenian army.
- Since its formation in 1991, Slovenia has not taken part in any military conflict.
- Average life expectancy in this country — about 80 years old.
- In some cities and towns in Slovenia, Italian and Romani languages have the status of official languages.