Slovenia

WHAT THE FLAG MEANS ◢

A horizontal Pan-Slavic tricolour of white, blue and red, each band a third of the flag, with the coat of arms set in the upper hoist so that half of it lies in the white band and half in the blue. Article 6 of the constitution blazons the arms and interprets one element of them itself: Mount Triglav in white on blue, beneath it two undulating blue lines symbolising the sea and rivers, and above it three golden six-pointed stars forming a downward-pointing triangle, the shield bordered in red. The three stars are conventionally traced to the arms of the Counts of Celje.

Slovenia FACTS ◢

DID YOU KNOW? ◢

• Around 60% of the country is covered in forest, making it one of the greenest nations in Europe.
• The word 'karst' comes from Slovenia's limestone Kras region, giving geologists everywhere a name for cave-riddled landscapes.
• Lake Bled has a tiny island with a church, reached by traditional hand-rowed 'pletna' boats.
• Ljubljana's name conveniently contains the word 'love', which the city leans into hard.
• The Postojna Cave is home to the olm, a blind, cave-dwelling salamander that can live for decades without eating.

Slovenia QUICK ANSWERS ◢

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