Amtliche Kurzform: Slowenien
Name in Landessprache 
Kurzform: Slovenija  
Vollform: Republika Slovenija
 
Name in Englisch: Slovenia
Ehemaliger Name: früher Teil der Sozialistischen Föderativen Republik Jugoslawien

Staatsgebiet: Slowenien ist einer der kleinsten Staaten der Europäischen Union. Das Staatsgebiet von der ungefähren Größe des deutschen Bundeslandes Hessen zwischen Österreich und Kroatien am Adriatischen Meer gelegen.
 

CIA Background-Info The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though Communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.