Introduction to Slovenia

Slovenia (Slovenian: Slovenia) is a developed country in Europe. Its full name is the Republic of Slovenia. It is a member of the European Union, a member of NATO (NATO), and a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). , the European Schengen country, and served as the rotating EU presidency in the first half of 2008. 1 Slovenia ranks first in per capita GDP among Southeastern European countries in economic transition, and it is also one of the founding members of the World Trade Organization. The country is located at the southern foot of the Alps, bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the east and south, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north. Slovenia was a member state of the former Yugoslavia before 1991. Gained independence on June 25, 1991. The country joined the European Union on May 1, 2004, joined the exchange rate exchange mechanism on June 28 of the same year, officially joined the Eurozone on January 1, 2007, and officially joined the European Schengen Area on December 21, 2007. On October 28, 2015, the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly re-elected members of the United Nations Human Rights Council, and Slovenia was successfully elected for a term from 2016 to 2018.