SLOVAKIA


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Coat of Arms

Territory
49,035 km2 (127th)

Capital
Bratislava

Language
Slovak

Motto
'None'

National Flower
Rose






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Slovakia Flag

Slovakia, formally the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked nation in Europe. It is circumscribed by Poland toward the north, Ukraine toward the east, Hungary toward the south, Austria toward the west, and the Czech Republic toward the northwest. Slovakia's domain ranges around 49,000 square kilometers (19,000 sq mi) and is for the most part rugged. The capital and biggest city is Bratislava, and the second biggest city is Košice. The official language is Slovak. The Slavs landed in the region of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth hundreds of years. In the seventh century, they assumed a critical job in the formation of Samo's Empire and in the ninth century set up the Principality of Nitra, which was later vanquished by the Principality of Moravia to set up Great Moravia. In the tenth century, after the disintegration of Great Moravia, the region was coordinated into the Principality of Hungary, which would turn into the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 1241 and 1242, a significant part of the region was wrecked by the Mongols amid their attack of Central and Eastern Europe. The territory was recuperated generally on account of Béla IV of Hungary who additionally settled Germans which turned into a significant ethnic gathering in the region, particularly in what are today parts of focal and eastern Slovakia. After World War I and the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Czechoslovak National Council set up Czechoslovakia (1918– 1939). A different (First) Slovak Republic (1939– 1945) existed amid World War II as an extremist, clero-fundamentalist one-party customer province of Nazi Germany. Toward the finish of World War II, Czechoslovakia was restored as an autonomous nation. An overthrow in 1948 introduced an authoritarian one-party state under the Communist routine amid whose standard the nation existed as a satellite of the Soviet Union. Endeavors for advancement of socialism in Czechoslovakia finished in the Prague Spring, which was pulverized by the Warsaw Pact intrusion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968. In 1989, the Velvet Revolution finished the Communist standard in Czechoslovakia gently. Slovakia turned into an autonomous state on 1 January 1993 after the tranquil disintegration of Czechoslovakia, at times known as the Velvet Divorce. The nation keeps up a mix of market economy with a complete standardized savings framework. Natives of Slovakia are furnished with general medicinal services, free training and one of the longest paid parental leave in the OECD.


Coat of Arms


Slovakia Coat of Arms

Territory


Slovakia Map

49,035 km2 (127th)


Capital


Slovakia Capital

Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia. With a populace of around 430,000, it is one of the littler capitals of Europe yet at the same time the nation's biggest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia, possessing the two banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the River Morava. Flanking Austria and Hungary, it is the main national capital that outskirts two sovereign states. Bratislava is the political, social and monetary focal point of Slovakia. It is the seat of the Slovak president, the parliament and the Slovak Executive. It has a few colleges, and numerous historical centers, theaters, exhibitions and other social and instructive establishments. A large number of Slovakia's extensive organizations and money related foundations have base camp there.


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Slovakia Languague

Slovak



Motto


Slovakia Motto

'None'



National Flower of Slovakia


Slovakia National Flower

Rose

Rose is a woody lasting blooming plant of the sort Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the blossom it bears. There are more than three hundred species and a large number of cultivars. They structure a gathering of plants that can be erect bushes, climbing or trailing with stems that are regularly equipped with sharp prickles. Blooms shift fit as a fiddle and are typically expansive and garish, in hues going from white through yellows and reds. Most species are local to Asia, with littler numbers local to Europe, North America, and northwestern Africa. Species, cultivars and half and halves are for the most part generally developed for their excellence and frequently are fragrant. Roses have procured social noteworthiness in numerous social orders. Rose plants run in size from minimal, smaller than normal roses, to climbers that can achieve seven meters in stature. Various species hybridize effectively, and this has been utilized in the improvement of the wide scope of greenery enclosure roses.


Demonym(s)

Slovak-Slovakian

Population

5,445,087
(2018 estimate)

Currency

Euro (EUR)

Time Zone

UTC+1 (CET)

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