Geography!

The republic of Slovenia lies at the "heart" of Europe, where the Alps face the Pannonian plains and the Mediterranean meets the Karst. It borders Austria to the north; Hungary to the east; Croatia to the south and Italy to the west. "The territory of Slovenia is divided into four basic types of landscapes, Alpine in the north, Mediterranean in the south-west, Dinaric in the south and Pannonian in the east" (In case you're like me and was confused that Dinaric or Pannonian were entire types of landscapes, Pannonian simply refers to the plains in the Carpathian Basin and Dinaric refers to the Dinaric Alps mountain chain.) The Slovenian climate is sub-Mediterranean along the coast and its hinterland. There is an exceptionally wide variety of habitats in Slovenia. "More than half of the country (about 58%) is covered by forests."







Above is what I think it the most picturesque location in Slovenia: Kranj with the Slovenian Alps in the background. To the right is a picture of Slovenian forests. It's deciduous. Cool.


This is a map of Slovenia for you.














And their flag. It's pretty classic. Standard.















That used to be worth something. Now they have the Euro. It still looks neat, though.

For more reading, check out this wealth of information:
http://www.slovenia.si/slovenia_facts/
http://www.zrc-sazu.si/agss/Slovenia.htm