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State, Politics and History

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  1. What is the capital of Slovenia?
  2. What is the currency of Slovenia?
  3. Which three equal horizontal bands make up the national flag of Slovenia?
  4. Which peak, Slovenia's highest, is featured on the national coat of arms and flag?
  5. Which poem had been chosen as the national anthem by the Socialist Republic of Slovenia?
  6. Which countries does Slovenia border to its west, north, northeast and south?
  7. Which head of government is nominated by the president of Slovenia after consultation with the parties in the National Assembly?
  8. Which date is a public holiday in Slovenia in memory of the poet France Prešeren's death?
  9. Which organisation accepted Slovenia as a member on 22 May 1992?
  10. In the referendum of 23 December 1990, what share of the electorate voted for a sovereign and independent Slovenia?
  11. In which year did the official introduction of the euro in Slovenia take place?
  12. Besides the National Assembly, which body of Slovenia's parliament also performs a minor part of the legislative function?
  13. How many members does the National Assembly of Slovenia have?
  14. How many members does the National Council of Slovenia have?
  15. For how long is the President of Slovenia elected?
  16. Which Slovenian lawyer and author has served as the President of Slovenia since December 2022?
  17. In which two periods did Slovenia hold the presidency of the Council of the EU?
  18. How many statistical regions does Slovenia have?
  19. What type of political system does Slovenia have?
  20. Members of which two national communities in Slovenia possess additional voting rights to elect their own representatives?
  21. In which year did Slovenia join the OECD?
  22. Which Slovene composer wrote a choral composition of Zdravljica in 1905?
  23. What did the Slovenian Government do with conscription in 2003?
  24. In which city has Slovenia's Constitutional Court been located since its inception?
  25. Which university, the oldest in Slovenia, was founded in 1919?
  26. By which system are 88 members elected in eight 11-seat constituencies in Slovenia?
  27. What role does the President of Slovenia, elected by popular vote, have?
  28. What single non-advisory power does Slovenia's National Council possess?
  29. Who elects the remaining two members of Slovenia's National Assembly, using the Borda count?
  30. In which year was the Constitution adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia?
  31. Which president, elected President of the Yugoslav Republic of Slovenia in 1990, led his country to independence in 1991?
  32. Which court is the highest in Slovenia for reviewing constitutionality and protecting human rights?
  33. Which statement describes how Slovenia joined the European Union?
  34. On which date was the Liberation Front established in the Province of Ljubljana, in the house of Josip Vidmar?
  35. Each municipality in Slovenia is headed by which elected officials?
  36. Which city is the capital and largest city of Slovenia?
  37. Until which date did the Socialist Republic of Slovenia exist?
  38. In which town was Janez Drnovšek born?
  39. Which currency did Slovenia use from October 1991 until the euro?
  40. On what date did Slovenia introduce the euro?
  41. How many stotinov was the Slovenian tolar subdivided into?
  42. In which year did Slovenia join the European Union?
  43. In which year did the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs come into being?
  44. After World War II, which city became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia?
  45. Which city was first mentioned as a castle in 1164, as a settlement in 1209, and as a city in 1254?
  46. In which year was Maribor first mentioned as a city?
  47. Which Portuguese city shared the title of European Capital of Culture for 2012 with Maribor?
  48. In 1861 Lovro Toman published a song that helped the name Maribor to be accepted among Slovenes. Name the song.
  49. To which period do the oldest known remnants of settlement in the Maribor area date back?
  50. Under which Roman emperor did Celeia receive municipal rights in AD 45?
  51. Under which Roman emperor was Celeia incorporated into Aquileia around 320?
  52. Which river, together with the Sava, forms the confluence at which the medieval old town is built?
  53. Which settlement was founded by the Romans at the confluence of the Sava and Kokra?
  54. Which Slovenian port is the country's only container port?
  55. In which year was the Slovenian name Koper first attested in writing?
  56. Which Roman author mentioned the city of Aegida in his Naturalis Historia?
  57. Colonia Ulpia Traiana Poetovio received city status in 103 under which emperor?
  58. How many inhabitants did the city have until it was plundered by the Huns in 450?
  59. What was held at Lake Bled in 1966, 1979, 1989, and 2011, on a lake well suited to rowing regattas?
  60. Which Holy Roman Emperor built Bled Castle in 1004 to confer it as an estate?
  61. On what date did Slovenia declare independence from Yugoslavia?
  62. Which accords were signed on 7 July 1991, when the conflict that lasted from 27 June ended?
  63. On which date was the constitutional amendment passed that placed its TO under the sole command of the Slovenian government?
  64. In April 1990 which coalition won the first democratic multi-party elections in Slovenia?
  65. In which year did he rise to speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia?
  66. In which region was Kučan raised, in the village of Križevci?

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