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NATIONAL FLAG:  the Republic of Slovenia's national flag was adopted at independence in 1991, and includes the Coat of Arms showing an outline of Triglav, the country's highest mountain
 

The Slovene National Anthem

'The Toast'

 NATIONAL ANTHEM:  the words for the National Anthem are taken from a political poem Zdravljica (The Toast)  by Slovenia's most celebrated poet France Prešeren (1800~1849), whose portrait appears on the 1000 Tolar note (see below):

God's blessing on all nations,
Who long and work for that bright day,
When over earth's habitation
No war, no strife shall hold its sway;
Who long to see
That all men free
No more shall foes, but neighbours be
CURRENCY:  the country's national currency is the Slovenian Tolar, usually abbreviated to SIT.  As a member of the EEC since May 2004, Slovenia has applied to adopt the Euro and is expected to qualify for this in 2007

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