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Flinder Boyd hoping for world champs wild card - and then a London 2012 challenge...last month's EuroBasket finals in Poland. But the side performed creditably against winners Spain, runners-up Serbia and fourth-placed Slovenia in the absence of NBA duo Luol Deng and Ben Gordon. And GB now hope to clinch a worlds spot on... In this article: London, Ben Gordon, Britain, Chris Finch, NBA, Luol Deng, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, and Great Britain |
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | October 06, 2009
Great Britain could play USA's 'Dream Team'
...Luol Deng and Ben Gordon - Britain performed competitively at Eurobasket 2009 in a pool that ultimately included Spain, Serbia and Slovenia - the teams that placed first, second and fourth in the competition. In particular they will point...
In this article: Great Britain, USA, NBA, World, British Basketball League, Luol Deng, Spain, and Turkey
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Great Britain focused on Slovenia challenge
...that and showed professionalism in the game. "I feel that if we can get that win against Slovenia then it would give us real momentum moving into the next game, even if that is against Spain." Freeland, who will play alongside Archibald at...
In this article: Great Britain, Joel Freeland, NBA, Spain, Shock, Goran Dragic, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Unicaja Malaga, and England
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Sunday Mirror | October 27, 2009
TEAM GB PLAN TO GO WILD
...EuroBasket finals in Poland last month. But the side performed creditably against winners Spain, runners-up Serbia and fourth-placed Slovenia, given the absence of star NBA duo Luol Deng and Ben Gordon. And GB now hope to clinch a spot at the...
In this article: London, 2012 Olympics, Chris Finch, NBA, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, Turkey, Great Britain, and Poland
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Detroit Free Press | September 08, 2009
For Pistons' Gordon, British squad must wait
For Pistons' Gordon, British squad must wait Great Britain opened the European championships with a loss to Slovenia on Monday. The result might have been different if a Pistons newcomer had suited up for the Brits. Free-agent acquisition...
In this article: Ben Gordon, Great Britain, London, Pistons, Chicago, Detroit, and United States
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NBA star Ben Gordon reaffirms commitment to Great Britain basketball
...in Warsaw, narrowly losing to reigning world champions Spain in one of the tournament's best games to date, competing well with Slovenia and only really being outclassed by a highly physical Serbian team. "It would be great if they give...
In this article: Ben Gordon, Great Britain, NBA, London, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Pops Mensah Bonsu, Luol Deng, Houston Rockets, and Chicago
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Metro | September 04, 2009
Britain ready for EuroBasket
...to former NBA star Joel Freeland. Chris Finch's side, missing their big name NBA stars Luol Deng and Ben Gordon, begin their EuroBasket finals campaign in Poland with a game against Slovenia on Monday. Matches against Olympic...
In this article: Britain, Chris Finch, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, Poland, Spain, and Silver
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Pops MensahBonsu attends GB training ahead of European Championship
...game during a hectic fortnight of nine games in London, Seville and Istanbul - but that was an encouraging triumph over a star-studded Slovenia team packed full of NBA regulars. Britain have placed in the group of death in their first...
In this article: Great Britain, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Istanbul, Chris Finch, NBA, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, Houston Rockets, and Britain
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Other Sports: South London NBA star Luol Deng is bigger than David Beckham in the US
...in London at Game On At The O2. As part of their preparations for GB's debut at the EuroBasket finals in September, the team aim to win a fournation tournament against Israel, Turkey and Slovenia in August. Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng will...
In this article: Luol Deng, London, David Beckham, Chicago Bulls, US, Michael Jordan, Egypt, Barack Obama, and 2012 Olympics
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Slovenia /sloʊˈviːniə/, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija, listen), is a country in Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north. The capital of Slovenia is Ljubljana.
Slovenia has been part of the Roman Empire; partly the Republic of Venice; the principality Carantania (only modern Slovenia's northern part); the Holy Roman Empire; the Habsburg Monarchy; the Austrian Empire (later known as Austria-Hungary); the State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs; the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929); partly Kingdom of Italy; between the two World Wars occupied by Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945); and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 until independence in 1991.
Slovenia is a member of the European Union, the Eurozone, the Schengen area, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe, NATO, UNESCO, WTO, and UN.
- Name:
- Slovenia
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Slovenia
- Local Name:
- Republika Slovenija
- Capital:
- 20px Ljubljana
- Language:
- Slovene
- Largest City:
- Ljubljana
- Government type:
- Parliamentary republic
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1992
- Formations:
- Recognised
- Area:
- 7,827
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $59.316 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $54.639 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $27,149
- Time Zone:
- CET
- Currency:
- Euro (€)
- Demonym:
- Slovenian, Slovene
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- EUR
- Country Calling Code:
- 386
- ccTLD:
- .si
- EU Accession:
- May 01, 2004
- Anthem:
- 7th stanza of Zdravljica
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