6 Facts About Slovenia

1. The first art exhibition in Slovenia was organized in the late 19th century by Ivana Kobilica, a woman-painter who worked in realistic tradition.

2. In 2007, Slovenia had one of the fastest growing net migration rates in the European Union.

3. In 2016, Slovenia was declared the world's first green country by the Netherlands-based organization Green Destinations.

4. On 25 June 1991, Slovenia became independent through the passage of appropriate legal documents.

5. Until the 1980s, Slovenia enjoyed relatively broad autonomy within the federation.

6. In the Iron Age, present-day Slovenia was inhabited by Illyrian and Celtic tribes until the 1st century BC.