Slovenia is a country in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy on the west, Croatia on the south and east, Hungary on the northeast, and Austria on the north, and also has a small portion of coastline along the Adriatic Sea.
Since January 1th 2007 the official slovenia currency is Euro and Cent.
For centuries Slovenian artists have made great contributions to the development of a versatile culture. In addition, the Romans, the Crusaders and the armies of Napoleon, Hitler, Suvorov, Austria and Turkey have left their imprints in Slovenia’s culture. Many medieval trade routes passed through the territory of Slovenia and the country was a conduit of many ideas of the Italian Renaissance.