Dober dan ! Here I am, it’s Ken.
Well, the series of “traffic conditions around the world” is almost coming to the end.
Today, we observed and measured it in the middle of Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia.
Slovenia is a small country with population just two million.
Well, the series of “traffic conditions around the world” is almost coming to the end.
Today, we observed and measured it in the middle of Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia.
Slovenia is a small country with population just two million.
Do you remember? Yes, that’s right. The question Atsushi asked in the last blog “traffic conditions series” from Denmark was;
“Which is the country with the smallest population among the 32 countries in the world cup 2010?”
The answer is
Slovenia, with 2 millions.
Slovenia, with 2 millions.
It is a mystery to me how such a small country could possibly beat Russia to gain a ticket to the world cup.
※Please note that Slovenia was a part of former Yugoslavia and closest to the Western Europe. They were the richest country among the former Yugoslavia with thrived economy from trading with Italy and Austria. They joined EU in 2004 and shifted their currency to euro 3 years after that.
Here are some more,
Which is the country with the largest populations?
Which is the country with the biggest GDP (gross domestic production?)
Which is the country with the biggest land area ?
The answers are…
Well, we published a book called “Traveling Around the World to 32 Coutrlies in the World Cup”, which is available at Amazon.
Since we are going to make the rankings and comparison in different factors among those 32 countries in the book, so
Nation like Slovenia, "Wow, they are strong in football but such small population."
Or
"I didn’t think this country (Slovenia) had any economic scope, but look at that. Its GDP per capita is more than Japan. No wonder they make a nice life and a strong football team as well.”
We hope you enjoy the book in such point of view as well.
OK, back to the story.
1. Subway’s basic fare
Ljubljana, the capital city, has small population of approx 270,000.
Naturally there is no such thing as subway.
People’s feet are buses and taxis.
Rich country it is. The buses are nice!
2. The taxi’s basic fare
According to Libero’s official travel book "chikyu no aruki kata (Japanese version of Lonely Planet) the " base rate is 1.4 euros (about 180 yen), and you do not need to worry about being ripped off.
But we were charged 8 euros by the driver for only 2km from Ljubljana Central Station to the hotel just after we arrived to the country.
I had to ask at the hotel reception about it.
"Oh Well, they don’t have a fixed pricing structure I guess…”
"Oh Well, they don’t have a fixed pricing structure I guess…”
So she said.
By the way, I saw train carriages with its body wrapped in McDonald's ads all around.
Cute.
This reminds me that we haven’t had our “World McDonald’s series” in the blog recently.
It’s surprisingly popular among our friends in Japan so we will do it again sometimes. And of course we will include the series in our “Football Units the World” book.
3. The percentage of car manufacturers on the high street.
The day we measured was Sunday there was not much traffic in the city centre. But we waited patiently and managed to count 100 cars.
3. The percentage of car manufacturers on the high street.
The day we measured was Sunday there was not much traffic in the city centre. But we waited patiently and managed to count 100 cars.
※For the green nation Slovenia, the city people heads to country side on the weekend to enjoy the nature, the population in Ljubljana become sparse. I think this is why the stadium is unable to fill its capacity
OK, here is the result.
Order | Unit | Manufacturer |
1st | 20 | Renault |
2nd | 10 | Volkswagen |
3rd | 8 | Mercedes |
4th | 7 | Honda |
4th | 7 | Citroen |
6th | 6 | Toyota |
7th | 5 | BMW |
8th | 4 | Peugeot |
9th | 3 | Mazda |
9th | 3 | Hyundai |
9th | 3 | AUDI |
9th | 3 | Opel |
9th | 3 | FIAT |
9th | 3 | Ford |
15th | 2 | Nissan |
15th | 2 | Bass |
15th | 2 | KIA |
15th | 2 | Daewoo |
15th | 2 | VOLVO |
20th | 1 | Mitsubishi |
20th | 1 | Chevrolet |
20th | 1 | SEAT |
20th | 1 | Skoda |
20th | 1 | SAAB |
Hey! First place is the French Renault, smashing down 2nd and blow, with 20 cars!
It is a mystery to me why the French car manufacture could possibly smash everyone else and be the number 1 here in Slovenia.
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Good job! Cheers to your patience in collecting these interesting data (n=100) via your on-site observation. Hope Honda will consider entering Formula One race again after studying this table.
ReplyDeleteBTW did you visit the Slovanian Alps?
hey thanks your commments. no we didn't visit Slovanian Alps. Is it a good place to visit? Have you ever visited there? Tell me what it is like.
ReplyDeleteNo...no...I've never visited Slovania. But out of my curiosity, maybe one of a kind that led you two guys around the world, I collected a couple of facts on the Internet:
ReplyDeleteThe easternmost end of the mountain range called The Alps extends into Slovania, so Slovanian Alps is part of the real Alps. No wonder a movie based on a novel about a Swiss girl Heidi was filmed in Sloania, not in Switzerland.
A fact far more amazing and closely related to the first one above is Venice was built on a foundation made of solid wooden posts, produce of Slovanian forest industry. Did you know the city state is still standing on that original wooden base? I din't know until I found the fact.
Now that the FIFA Cup is over, what could be your next project?