The most famous Slovenes include: the poet France Prešeren (1800-1849) who penned the Slovene national anthem, and the architect Jože Plečnik (1872-1957) who is credited with Ljubljana's iconic Triple Bridge. The Ljubljana capital was founded in Roman times today its university has over 50,000 students. Part of both, the countryside and city architecture in the northwest, shares many commonalities with neighbouring Austria, including countless baroque shrines and steeples. Older Slovene cities have historic influences by baroque (Austrian) and Roman (Italian) architectures. The economic growth resumed in 2010 but, dipped into negative territory with the unemployment rate approaching 12% in 2012. The global recession caused the economy to contract - through falling exports and industrial production - by 8%, and unemployment to rise in 2009. The labour market is inflexible, and legacy industries are losing sales to more competitive firms in China, India and elsewhere. Despite its economic success, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Slovenia has lagged behind the regional average, and taxes remain relatively high. Slovenia became the first transition country to graduate from borrower status to donor partner at the World Bank in March 2004 and became an OECD member in 2012. Structural reforms to improve the business environment under the guidance of the European Union have allowed for greater foreign participation in Slovenia's economy and helped to reduce unemployment. Slovenia has excellent infrastructure, a well-educated workforce, and a strategic location between Central and Southeastern Europe. Slovenia became the first 2004 European Union entrant to adopt the Euro single currency on 1 January 2007 and has experienced one of the most stable economic transitions in Central and Southern Europe. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in 2004, and joined the Eurozone and the Schengen Area in 2007, completing their final steps of accession to the European Union. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority Serbs, Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short ten-day war. After Yugoslavia was occupied by the Axis Powers and later liberated by the Partisans with the help of Western Allies in World War II, Slovenia became a socialist republic in the renewed Yugoslavia, which although Communist, distanced itself from direct Moscow rule. The Slovene lands were part of the Holy Roman Empire, and later they were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until its dissolution following the end of World War I in November 1918 - when the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was formed on the 1st of December that same year, and turned into a multinational state named Yugoslavia on October 3, 1929. Slovenia did not exist as a nation until 1991. It has a Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers, and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east. Slovenia's main industries include car parts, pharmacy, electronics, electrical appliances, metal goods, textiles and furniture. Historical ties to Western Europe, and help from the European Union have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Previously one of Yugoslavia's six constituent republics, present-day Slovenia seceded in 1991. Despite its small size, this Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes. The country lies in South Central Europe in the Julian Alps at the northern end of the Adriatic Sea, bordered by Austria to the north, Italy to the west, Hungary to the northeast, and Croatia to the south/southeast. Slovenia ( Slovenija) is a small country in Central Europe - a member of the European Union, Schengen Agreement and NATO. Western Slovenia ( Zahodna Slovenija – SI02), which groups the Central Slovenia, Upper Carniola, Gorizia, and Coastal–Karst regions.Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other or unspecified 27.4%, none 10.1%.
Eastern Slovenia ( Vzhodna Slovenija – SI01), which groups the Mura, Drava, Carinthia, Savinja, Central Sava, Lower Sava, Southeast Slovenia, and Littoral–Inner Carniola regions.The statistical regions have been grouped into two cohesion regions are: which replace the historical regions of the country. By a decree in 2000, Slovenia has been divided into 12 statistical regions ( NUTS-3 level), which are grouped in two cohesion regions (NUTS-2 level).
0 kommentar(er)
