Slovenia Adopts Euro As New Currency

[LivnForChrist]

Jan 01 2007

By ALI H. ZERDIN
Associated Press Writer

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia

Slovenia adopted the euro on Monday, becoming the 13th EU nation to
use the single European currency.

Minister of Finance Andrej Bajuk was the first to use a cash machine to
withdraw Slovenian euros.

more

 

[jesussavedtroy]

There is a country called Slovenia? : I am not an idiot and I think I know geography fairly well. But for some reason I have never heard of the place. :

a bit about Slovenia from the CIA fact book website
Location:

Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia

Geographic coordinates:
46 07 N, 14 49 E

slightly smaller than New Jersey

despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes

Population:
2,010,347 (July 2006 est.)

Religions:
Catholic 57.8%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 2.4%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census)

Languages:
Slovenian 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4% (2002 census)

 

[wesco]

The ordinary Slovenians are in for a rude awakening if their adoption of the Euro results in the same economic conditions that followed the Euro adoption of other European countries. Prices rose, wages didn't, and they are beholden to a Central Bank that controls their destiny economically.