We just learned about the country of Slovakia
Let's learn a little about the country of Slovenia!
This is a small country in eastern Europe, bordering Italy, Austria, Hungary, and Croatia.
It is about 8,000 square miles and about 2 million people live there.
People in Slovenia usually speak Slovene, Italian or Hungarian.
![map of slovenia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/EU-Slovenia.svg/571px-EU-Slovenia.svg.png)
(from: wikipedia - slovenia)
The flag of Slovenia is stripes of white, blue and red with the coat of arms of Slovenia.
On the coat of arms is a white mountain for Mount Triglav, wavy lines for the sea, and three golden stars for the old rulers of the land.
![flag of slovenia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/640px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png)
(from: wikipedia - flag of slovenia)
To eat in Slovenia you might have Potica which is a type of rolled pastry with ground up walnuts.
![slovenian potica](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Potica_%289501040588%29.jpg/640px-Potica_%289501040588%29.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - slovenian potica)
Visiting Slovenia you might go see the mountain Triglav, which is about 10,000 feet high.
![triglav](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Triglav.jpg/640px-Triglav.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - triglav)
In Slovenia there are famous old stories from 1858 of a fairy tale hero named Martin Krpan, who was so strong he would do things like carry around his own horse.
![martin krpan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Martin_Krpan_vom_Autor_Fran_Levstik_%281831_-_1887%29%2C_Slowenien.jpg/640px-Martin_Krpan_vom_Autor_Fran_Levstik_%281831_-_1887%29%2C_Slowenien.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - martin krpan)
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