View of Lake Bled
The Republic of Slovenia, or Slovenia for short, means "Slavic country", is located in southern Central Europe, bordering a small country in the Alps. The land area is more than 20,000 square kilometers, and the national population is about 2.05 million, which is equivalent to the Haidian District of Beijing. It is a member of the European Union and a member of NATO. Ljubljana, the capital, is also the largest city in the country.
Slovenian cityscape
During World War II, Slovenia was divided between Italy and Germany, and after World War II it became a member of the former Yugoslav Federation. In 1991, it announced its separation from the now-defunct Yugoslavia and became an independent sovereign State.
Map of Slovenia
Slovenia is located at the crossroads of all of Europe and is ideally located, with 1-2 days to reach Slovenia by car from anywhere in Europe. Slovenia has Italy to the west, Croatia to the southeast, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and is known as a "sandwich" sandwiched between these countries.
Priyama Castle
Slovenia is predominantly Roman Catholic, and churches are built in almost all villages or hills in Slovenia, with a total of more than 3,000 churches and monasteries.
The official language is Slovenian, one of the least spoken countries in the world, and is an absolute minority language. Therefore, the level of foreign language proficiency is very high, and the vast majority of people speak English and German.
Former U.S. First Lady Melania
Trump's current wife, Melania, was born in a small village in Slovenia. Slovenia is also a place of beauty, there are many white-skinned and exquisitely three-dimensional European beauties.
Slovenian vineyard heart road
The Slovenian scenery is beautiful and full of idyllic scenery. The forest coverage rate is 66%, ranking third in Europe, and the forest resources are very rich. The country has 5593 square kilometers of pasture, 363 square kilometers of orchards, and 216 square kilometers of vineyards.
Ride on vineyard trails
Slovenia is home to the oldest vine in the world, which is over 400 years old and now bears fruit every year. Snowvennia has a large vineyard and the locals have a soft spot for wine, which is the national wine of the region.
Wine in the shop
Wine is cheap, ranging from 5 to 10 euros on average. The Slovani are very capable of drinking, and the country has the highest death rate of alcoholism, with 13 out of 100,000 people dying of alcoholism, higher than the fighting nation of Russia as we know it.
Lake Snowvenia
Slovenia's natural resources are scarce, but its manufacturing industry is the country's dominant industry, the main industries are automotive products manufacturing, metal processing industry, chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing, energy production, electrical and electronic and telecommunications products and services, and tourism.
Slovenian auto products are mainly for automakers, Audi, BMW, Volkswagen, Toyota, Renault, Peugeot, Fiat, Citroen and other car factories.
Snowvennia's famous Triple Bridge
Slovenia's economy is mainly dependent on foreign trade, with its main trading partners being the EU member states and its most important trading partners being Germany, Italy, Austria, Croatia and Switzerland.
From January to October 2021, the total import and export trade between China and Slovenia was 4.669 billion US dollars, of which China exported 4.146 billion US dollars and China imported 523 million US dollars. This is also the reason why Slovenia, a small country with a projectile, dares to provoke China, and does not hesitate to provoke the one-China principle in order to curry favor with the United States.
China is the world's second largest economy, for example, in the case of automobiles, China has maintained the first place in global automobile sales for 13 consecutive years, and no car manufacturer can ignore the market. As long as the whole vehicle with Slovenian auto parts is not imported into China, Slovenia will have to brew its own bitter fruit.
Country chapel
Slovenia has beautiful scenery, including the Alps, the azure Mediterranean Sea and the mountains with karst landforms, with a forest coverage rate of 66%. Such a small land with diverse geographical features is also known as the "Little Switzerland of Southern Europe".
Aerial view of Lake Bled Island
The most famous attraction in Slovenia is Lake Bled, there is a small island in the middle of the lake, there is a historic castle and church on the island, the blue water surrounds the island, the island's towering church, the backdrop is the endless Alps, is the most beautiful scenery in Slovenia.
Love steps
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the island is a marriage shrine for Slovenians, the church has 99 steps, this step is called the love step, the local custom, the groom is to be tested, holding the bride to climb the entire 99 steps, representing the perfect happiness of marriage.
Slovenian Castle
There are hundreds of castles in Slovenia, many with a long history, the castles have been integrated with the surrounding scenery, each with beautiful stories and legends, and is also a witness to Slovenian history.
Slovenia is well protected, with even 500 to 700 brown bears in its territory.
Slovenians love outdoor mountaineering
Slovenians love the outdoors, especially mountaineering, mountaineering is the number one sport in Slovenians, and the President awards medals to the best mountaineers every year. Many outdoor routes are very mature, the climbing facilities are very well equipped, and even there are houses on the mountain where the climbing rest is deliberately built.
The Slovene receives the Lifetime Ice Axe Award
Slovenians have won the Ice Axe Award several times, the highest award in mountaineering, the equivalent of the Oscars.
Mountain biking
Slovenians also love mountain biking.
Slovenians love alpine skiing
Slovenia is the birthplace of the world's ski jumping, every year the ski jumping World Cup final is held in Plannica, Slovenia has a strong strength in the ski jumping event, is a strong contender for the medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Slovenia is a developed country with a per capita GDP of 25,200 US dollars and an average pre-tax wage per capita converted into 12,620 yuan. In developed countries, the country's prices are not high, beef 40 yuan a catty, pork 30 yuan a catty.
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