As a founding member of the Euro, the Netherlands replaced (for accounting purposes) its former currency, the "Gulden" Guilder, on January 1, 1999, along with the other adopters of the single European currency. Actual Euro coins and banknotes followed on January 1, 2002. One Euro is equivalent to 2.20371 Dutch guilders.
Lying at a junction of natural trading routes, Slovenia is sometimes also referred to as the revolving door of Europe. It has been a crossroads, a huge gateway, dating back from when the Romans occupied this region. In the last decade and a half, Slovenia has raised itself from anonymity to become one of the top countries among the EU Member States. It is proud of its rich industrial history, traditional openness to the world, rational economic policies, and enviable economic development.
