south of Poland, and north of Hungary, and south east of the Czech Republic. Slovakia and the Czech Republic were former parts of Czechoslovakia, until they emerged as republics on January 1, 1993. When Slovakia separated from Czechoslovakia it was left with 49,036 sq km (18,933 sq miles). The official language in the Slovak Republic is of course Slovak, and the majority of the Slovak’s are Catholic. The capitol city, Bratislava is located in the far west of the country. The population of Slovakia…
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