2. 1
Slovenia in brief
• Central
European
Country
• Alps and the
Mediterranean
Sea
3. 1
Slovenia in brief
• Population of 2 million
• The capital is Ljubljana
• EU member since 2004
4. 2
Slovene language
• the Southern Slavic language group
• Slovene is one of official language of EU
• Good morning! Dobro jutro!
• Good afternoon! Dober dan!
• Good night! Dober večer!
• Thank you! Hvala!
• Good bye! Adijo! Nasvidenje!
5. 3
Climate and weather
• 4 seasons
• 3 district climate types
Mediterranean,
Continental and Alpine
• average summer
temperature is 77F/ 25C
• average winter
temperature is 28F/-2C
6. 4
Food
• Austro-German influence: grilled sausage and
apple strudel
• Italian influence: žlinkrofi (like ravioli)
• Hungarian influence: golaž (goulash) and
paprikaš (beef or chicken stew)
• Balkan influence: čevapčiči and burek
7. 4
Food
• breads made for special occasions
• štruklji
• potica
• gibanica
• beef broth with thin egg noodles
8. 5
Economics
• the economic front-runner of the countries
that joined the EU in 2004
• first new member which adopted the euro
in 2007
• held the presidency of the EU in the first
half of 2008
