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Was formerly part of Yugoslavia
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Its capital lies on the Danube river
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Is considered to be a Slavic country
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Ljubljana is its capital
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Contains the geographical midpoint of Europe
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Has a flag consisting of a red, white, and blue stripe plus an emblem
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Is the birthplace of Melania Trump
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Has territory in the Alps
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Has territory in the Carpathian mountains
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Became independent in the 1990s
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Is part of the European Union
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Over 25% of the country is covered by forest
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Has a low fertility rate ( < 1.8 children born per woman )
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Its capital lies just 55 kilometers from Vienna
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Its second largest city is Košice
a) Slovenia would be better described as having access to sea than as lying on the coast, since its Adriatic coast is just slightly over 40 km long and most of the country is landlocked.
b) Could you change the order of the colours on the two countries' flags to blue, red and white, since this is the actual order in which they occur on both of them? I know this is nittpicking, but I suspect those who know it will be pleased.
Thank you!
The quiz says "red, white, and blue" (Croatia, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
You say "blue, red and white" (Yugoslavia, or France vertically)
But in reality it's "white, blue and red" (Slovenia, Russia, Slovakia)
...or "red, blue and white" if you start from the wrong side (also Serbia)
Slovenia
Isn’t that right Jeremy Hunt?
I'm also a bit ashamed that I never questioned the claim of it being the geographical centre of Europe, I'm very disappointed with myself.
That is just incorrect. Czechoslovakia split into two countries in 1992/1993. Slovakia is a souvereign state since 1st Jan 1993.
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/total-fertility-rate/country-comparison
Changed "very low" to "low".
Ďakujeme, že ste to urobili; užil som si to.
Oba.
Translation:
Thank you for making this; I like it. (Slovene)
Thank you for making this; I like it. (Slovak)
Both. (Both)