Country Profiles: Slovenia

Republic of Slovenia -- Republika Slovenije

Diplomatic and Official Information

• Statistics about Slovenia: CIA World Factbook
• US Embassy in Ljubljana
• Embassy of Slovenia in Washington, DC
• Office of the President of Slovenia
• The National Council of Slovenia

International Organizations and Development Programs

• U.N. Mission of Slovenia Country page contains U.N. related info, as well as other links about the country
• World Bank: Europe and Central Asia regional pages
• USAID Slovenia Country Page Information about Slovenia and USAID programs
• Slovenia and the IMF The IMF's Slovenia Country Page with links to articles

Internet Resources: General

• Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois; includes a guide to internet resources and access to their excellent Slavic Reference Service
• UCL Library Services Excellent Collection internet resources on Slovenia
• Reesweb The best collection of internet resources about Central and Eastern Europe and Russia
• The East Central European Center at Columbia University

Internet Resources: Culture, Literature, the Arts

• National Museum of Slovenia Museum homepage with exhibitions displayed online
• Slovene Literature Page hosted by the Slovenian Homepage, many useful links

Online News Sites and Servers

• Ljubjanske novice Daily news in Slovenian
• Slovenija Online version of quarterly magazine "Slovenija"
• Central Europe Online Daily news on issues concerning Slovenia and Central Europe
• Web Radio International Hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

Slovenian Language Study

• Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European and Central Asian Languages at Indiana University
• The UCLA Language Materials Project learning resources for less commonly taught languages of the world
• Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.

Academic and Fellowship Information

• University of Ljubljana Includes a student journal online
• American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships and grants for East European Studies
• International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Provides funding for study in many scholarly program in Central and Eastern Europe
• The Association for Women in Slavic Studies The AWSS homepage contains a list of members' research, information about AWSS, a mentoring list, and other information
• The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages The AATSEEL page provides computing resources, information about the annual AATSEEL conference, job listings, study and funding information
• Columbia University's Council for European Studies has information about pre-dissertation research fellowships and dissertation completion fellowships

The Republic of Slovenia is a coastal sub-Alpine country in south central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north.