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| European Space Agency The European Space Agency (ESA), established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states. Headquartered in Paris, ESA has a staff of close to 2,000 with an annual budget of about €3.6 billion in 2009.ESA's main spaceport is the Guiana Space Centre at Kourou, French Guiana. European_Space_Agency
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| Foreign relations of the Republic of Macedonia Foreign_relations_of_the_Republic_of_Macedonia
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| Maribor Maribor (German:city in Slovenia. The population of Maribor is approximately 133,000 . Maribor lies on the river Drava at the meeting point of the Pohorje mountain, the Drava Valley, the Drava Plain, and the Kozjak and Slovenske gorice hill ranges. It is the center of the Slovenian region of Lower Styria and its largest city. Maribor Airport is the second largest international airport in Slovenia. The nearest larger urban center is Graz (Gradec) in Austria which is about 60 Maribor
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| Prime minister A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The position is usually held by, but need not always be held by, a politician. In many systems, the prime minister selects and can dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the Government. Prime_minister
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| Slovenia Slovenia
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| History of Slovenia The history of Slovenia chronicles the period from the 5th Century BC to the present times. In the Early Bronze Age, Proto-Illyrian tribes settled an area stretching from present-day Albania to the city of Trieste. The Holy Roman Empire controlled the land for nearly 1,000 years. Modern-day Slovenia gained its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, and is today a modern state and a member of the European Union and NATO. History_of_Slovenia
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| Politics of Slovenia The politics of Slovenia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Slovenia is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in the parliament. Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Politics_of_Slovenia
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| Economy of Slovenia Economy_of_Slovenia
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| Foreign relations of Slovenia Since Slovenia declared independence in 1991, its Governments have underscored their commitment in improving cooperation with neighbouring countries and to actively contribute to international efforts aimed at bringing stability to Southeast Europe. Resource limitations have nevertheless been a problem hindering the efficiency of the Slovenian diplomacy. Foreign_relations_of_Slovenia
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| Foreign relations of Ukraine Foreign_relations_of_Ukraine
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| Ljubljana Ljubljana
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| Electroconvulsive therapy Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), also known as electroshock, is a well established, albeit controversial, psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in anesthetized patients for therapeutic effect. Today, ECT is most often used as a treatment for severe major depression which has not responded to other treatment, and is also used in the treatment of mania (often in bipolar disorder), catatonia, schizophrenia and other disorders. Electroconvulsive_therapy
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| Protected areas of Slovenia Protected areas of Slovenia include national parks, regional parks, and nature parks. Under the Wild Birds Directive, 26 sites totalling roughly 25% of the nation's land are "Special Protected Areas"; the Natura 2000 proposal would increase the totals to 260 sites and 32% of national territory. Protected_areas_of_Slovenia
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| European Court of Justice Not be confused with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, part of the Council of EuropeThe Court of Justice of the European Communities, usually called the European Court of Justice (ECJ), is the highest court in the European Union in matters of European Community law. It has the ultimate say on matters of EU law in order to ensure its equal application across all EU member states. European_Court_of_Justice
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| Flag of Slovenia flag of Slovenia features three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, with the Slovenian coat of arms located in the upper hoist side of the flag centered in the white and blue bands. The coat of arms is a shield with the image of Mount Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the centre; beneath it are two wavy blue lines representing the Adriatic Sea and local rivers, and above it are three six-pointed golden stars arranged in an inverted triangle which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the g Flag_of_Slovenia
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| Zdravljica A Toast () is a famous poem by France Prešeren. It was written in 1844 and has been Slovenia's national anthem since September 27 1989. The most famous is its 7th stanza, for which Stanko Premrl composed a choral composition with the same name. Only the text of the 7th stanza comprises the anthem of Slovenia. In form, the poem is a carmen figuratum because the shape of each stanza resembles a wine cup. Zdravljica
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| Janez Drnovšek Janez Drnovšek (, (May 17, 1950 Slovenian liberal politician, President of Yugoslavia (1989-1990), Prime Minister of Slovenia (1992-2002) and President of Slovenia (2002-2007). He was born in Celje, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, today in Slovenia. He died on February 23, 2008 in Zaplana. Janez_Drnovšek
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| Governmental positions on the Iraq War prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq This article is about the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. For more information on this particular part of the topic, see Support and opposition for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.This article describes the positions of world governments prior to the actual initiation of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and not their current positions as they may have changed since then Governmental_positions_on_the_Iraq_War_prior_to_the_2003_invasion_of_Iraq
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| Austrians Austrians () are a nation and an ethnic group originating from the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states (March of Austria, Archduchy of Austria, Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary, Republic of German Austria) who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent. Austrians
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