International Military Education and Training Program The Slovenia Experience.(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included) From: DISAM Journal | Date: September 22, 2001| Author: Cufar, Irena | COPYRIGHT 2001 Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Introduction

The Republic of Slovenia, independent since June 25, 1991, is situated at the juncture of four major European regions: the Alps, Hungarian plain, Karst and Mediterranean. It occupies an area slightly larger than New Jersey, and borders Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Italy. Its capital is Ljubljana, which is also the largest city in the country of two million people.

Between the end of the World War I and 1991, Slovenia was one of the six republics...