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Background
In 1918 the Slovaks joined 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 has experienced more difficulty than the Czech Republic in developing a modern market economy. Slovakia became a member of the European Union in May 2004 and joined NATO in April 2004.
Location
Central Europe, south of Poland
Area
48,845 sq km
Land Boundaries
Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine
Natural Resources
Brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land
Population
5 million ( 2011 est.)
Ethnic Groups
Slovak 85.8%, Hungarian 9.7%, Gypsy 1.7% (the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic estimates number of Gypsy/Romany as 400,000), Czech-Moravian-Silesian 0.8%, Ruthenian and Ukrainian 0.2%, German 0.1%, Polish 0.1%, other 0.2% (2001 census)
Religions
Roman Catholic 75%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant 8.6%, Orthodox 0.7%, Evangelicals 0.5%
Leadership Support In Slovakia
Leadership Support In Slovakia
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