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SLOVENIA 
Geography
- Slovenia is located in North of the Balkan peninsula.
National borders are on Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia. Capital is Ljubljana population 253,490. Other larger cities are: Maribor - 99,500, Celje - 37,740, Kranj - 35,000, and Velenje - 26,000.
Climate
- Continental and Alpine in internal areas, Mediterranean on
the coast. Average temperature of January -3 C With, July 19.8 C. Within
northern areas of the country it has an alpine climate - almost subArctic. Average temperature in this area in January is from -4 C up to +4 C, and in July 20 C up to 24 C.
Zones - Three climatic zones: Central European, Alpine and
Mediterranean.
The population
- 2 million. 3.4% more women then men. Mean age is 39.8 years.
Life expectancy is 72 years for men and almost 80 years for women.
Infant mortality (2002) = 3.8infant deaths / 1000 births (compares somewhat favorably to US rate of 6.9 infant deaths /1000 births.) Ethnic (2002) - 83 % Slovenes, 0.3% Hungarians, 0.1% Italians.
Religion
- Catholic, with a smaller measure Protestant.
Language
- Slovenian (49 dialects), limited German, substantial English, and in coastal areas adjacent Trieste - some Italian. Hungarian is spoken in areas adjacent to border with Hungary. Many youth speak English and older residents even speak classical Russian.
Tourism
- Crystal clean air and waters - very safe ecological
conditions, plenty of microclimatic zones with curative properties,
promoted for creation of numerous resorts and sanatoriums.
Transportation
- maritime transshipment in harbors (measured in manipulated tonnes) has increased by over 30% between the years 200 - 2003; It has tripled between 1990 and 2003. Air passenger traffic has been steady between 2000-2003. Driving automobiles is dangerous with serious auto accidents increasing almost 40% between 2000-2003. About 900,000 automobiles are now registered in the country, not including tourists' automobiles driving in from other adjoining countries, with annual accidents almost 12,000.
Computers
- : 64% of all households have a computer and 45% of households have access to Internet connections.
Unemployment rate
- figures from 2002 were about 6%.
Currency
- Tolar (SIT), 1 Tolar - 100 Stotins. For exchange take the
commission, which in hotels up to 5 %. Most urban merchants will accept Euros rather than Tolars but there is a pride in the local currency. US dollars are not accepted as readily. The EuroCard is accepted widely but Americans often have trouble with dollar denominated credit cards because they often do not work in cash machines. You can go to the post office to exchange money but they charge a higher rate than the hotels.
and they discount the traveller's cheques at a low rate. Credit
cards are accepted generally only in luxurious hotels, large shops and restaurants, tourist and rental car agencies.
Transport
- Insurance policies on the automobile, particularly the insurance of civil
liability must be valid specifically in Slovenia (Be sure to check before you buy). It is required for travelers to operate an automobile in Slovenian roads; it is also necessary to have the international driver's license and international passport.
Rules of the Road:
Restriction of speed for motor vehicles is frequently 60 kms / hour - in the
urban streets, 80 kms / hour on 2 lane standard roads, 100 kms / hour on a highway,
120 kms / hours on motorways (Autobahn equivalent).
If towing a trailer, the maximal speed - 80 kms / hour.
The limit for a drunk driving offense in Slovenia is 0.5 parts per million.
The incorrectly parked automobiles in cities can be towed without citation.
Use of antiradars is forbidden.
Accidents invoolving property or human damages will disallow you to drive automobile out of country. The claims, investigationsd and questions at issue are decided in court literally every other day. Slovenia has a well-advanced network of roads, which are supported in
good condition. However, many of the rural roads have hairpin turns, and reverse banked corners which can lead to frentic excitement for many drivers.
Customs rules
- Slovenia Customs allow the duty-free import of cigarettes; other limit for duty free import of tobacco is - 200 pieces or cigars. - 50 pieces. Duty free import of alcoholic beverages including strong spirits drinks - 1 litre and dry wine -2 litres.
Perfumery, products of food, and jeweller products - is resolved within
the limits of personal needs.
Currency should be declared at entrance if there are large sums for
the subsequent export. Otherwise currency presents little problems.
Export of the weapons, subjects of art, products from precious metals in
quantity exceeding personal needs, only require the
sanction of local authorities.
Clothes
- Within the framework of decency. While this is a conservative Catholic country, the youth are well educated, very European and style conscious - chicks are chic.
Sanitary norms
- Importing personal pets for home animals requires them to have
veterinary certificates with marks of the doctor about the inoculations
made recently against rabies. Import of puppies and kittens till 3
months of age is forbidden.
Fabulous tourist attractions
- the natural beauty of the Karst, the Adriatic coast and the Alpine areas of Slovenia thrill travelers with their beauty. Lake Bled area is pristine with all attractions of other Alpine nations at much more reasonable costs. Slovenia has over 8100 underground caves. 25 of them are developed for safe tourists excursions. It is a spelunker's paradise! The Skocjan caves are most popular. At Postojna Jama is a series of fabulous caves with huge stalactites and stalagmites that rival Mamouth Cave in the US. Over 30 million tourists have crawled through the cave system at Postojna. The Secovlje saltpans and underground river systems are a land of disappearing lakes and rivers and soothing soaks for spa users. Cerknica Lake mysterious appearing and disappearing has inspired many local folk tales and legends. See Bled, Lasko, Dobrna and Rogaska Slatina for exclusive spa tourism experiences.The highest Slovenian mountain pass Vrsic holds its travelers in its wintery grip longer than any other place in the country. Last but not least, Slovenia is the home of the famous Lipizzaner horse - the stud farm over 400 years old, has over 200 horses, is located in Lipica and welcomes tourists.
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