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Slovakia |
Introduction:
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The dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I allowed the Slovaks to join the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once more became free. The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed to separate peacefully on 1 January 1993. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.
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| Official name: |
Slovak Republic |
| Capital: |
name: Bratislava
geographic coordinates: 48 09 N, 17 07 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Government type: |
parliamentary democracy |
| Population: |
5,447,502 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages: |
Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census) |
| Official Currency: |
Slovak Koruna (SKK)
Current Slovak Koruna Exchange Rates
Historical Slovak Koruna Exchange Rates
Chart Slovak Koruna Exchange Rates |
| Currency code: |
SKK |
| Area: |
total: 48,845 sq km
land: 48,800 sq km
water: 45 sq km |
| Climate: |
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters |
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Map of Slovakia
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