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9.5% Hungarian, 1.9% Roma, The Slovak Republic (short form Slovakia  /sloʊˈvɑːkiə/ (help·info); Slovak Slovensko (help·info), long form Slovenskej republiky (help·info)) is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe[3][4] with a population of over five million and an area of about 49,000&_160;square kilometres (19,000&_160;sq&_160;mi). Slovakia borders the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is its capital, Bratislava. Slovakia is a member state of the European Union, NATO, UN, OECD, WTO, UNESCO and other international organizations. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present Slovakia between the fifth and sixth centuries AD during the Migration Period. In the course of history, various parts of today's Slovakia belonged to Samo's Empire (the first known political unit of Slavs), Great Moravia, Kingdom of Hungary,[5] the Austro-Hungarian Empire or Habsburg Empire, and Czechoslovakia. An independent Slovak state was created for a brief period during World War II, during which Slovakia was a dependency of Nazi Germany 1939–1944. From 1945 Slovakia once again became a part of Czechoslovakia. The present-day Slovakia became an independent state on January 1, 1993 after the dissolution of its federation with the Czech Republic. Slovakia is a high-income advanced economy[6][7] with the fastest growth rates in the EU and OECD[citation needed]. It joined the European Union in 2004 and joined the Eurozone on the 1st of January, 2009.
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1. Travel tips to European Countries: Czech Republic
February 26, 2009
About the county
Czech Republic is located in Central Europe bordering Poland to the north, Germany to the northwest and west, Austria to the south, and Slovakia to the east. The capital of Czech Republic is Prague which is also the biggest city of Czech Republic and a popular tourist destination. Czech Republic became a member of European Union in May, 2004. Czech Republic was earlier a part of Czechoslovakia which was dissolved in January, 1993 and was split into what is now called Czech and Slovak Republics. Brno, Ostrava, Plzen, Olomouc, , Ceské Budejovice, Zlín, Hradec Králové, Ústí ... (read more)
Author: Nicholas Tan
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2. Property in Slovakia
December 05, 2008
A part of the former Czechoslovakia, the Slovak Republic or Slovakia is an emerging powerhouse in Central Europe. This tiny landlocked country has a history of topsy-turvy alliances that have culminated into a modern European country with tremendous growth potential. Czechoslovakia came into existence after the end of World War I, when the Astro-Hungarian Empire dissolved. And after being part of Russia throughout the World War II, Czechoslovakia was finally disintegrated into Czech and Slovak Republics in what was termed as a ‘Velvet Divorce’ in 1993. And after remaining under the shadow of i... (read more)
Author: Les Calvert
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3. Slovakia - Country of unspoiled nature and fairytale castles.
August 20, 2008
Visit Slovakia, country with nooks where time seems to have stopped and where history now living only in old Slovak fairytales seems to have survived adversity of time. Dive into the peaceful atmosphere of Slovak countryside where myths, legends and superstitions so deeply rooted in minds of its inhabitants live on carefully passed on from generation to generation. Walk through green woods of Slovak mountains, swim in pellucid waters of Slovak lakes, visit castles, which managed to survive bloody battles of their conquerors but also ruins constantly reminding us that fame and power doesn‘t las... (read more)
Author: Relytech Sro
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4. Austria as a holiday destination
April 09, 2008
Austria in general Austria is a totally land-locked country, that shares its border with eight other countries. These are; the tiny Principality of Liechtenstein, Germany, the Czech republic, Slovak republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy and Switzerland. The nation is made up of nine provinces: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vienna, Vorarlberg and Upper Austria. The official language is German and the vast majority of its 8 million inhabitants are Germanic. Austria is an Alpine country with mountainous terrain covering its western and southern area. This c... (read more)
Author: Stewart Palmer
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5. Advice on buying Slovakia Property
July 28, 2007
Slovakia (Slovak Republic) is a beautiful country right in the heart of Europe. It borders Czech Republic, Austria Poland and Hungary. A land blest with snowy mountains, spas, lakes and wild forests. In contrast you have many towns and cities with ancient monuments and castlesplus the unique culture that is central Europe. The River Danube flows through Slovakia on its route to Vienna and the sea, from the Carpathian Mountains in the north to the fertile land areas of the south west, Slovakia has something for everyone. PURCHASE Slovakia as a member of the EU has a similar process when ... (read more)
Author: John Everitt
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6. Slovak Republic most attractive among Europe's high yielding housing markets
June 12, 2007
The Baltics have till recently been Europe’s hottest residential investment destination, with Estonian house prices (e.g.) rising 556.41% between 1997 and 2006, and 245.95% in the past five years. But residential property in the Baltics is now expensive. Apartments in capital cities are priced at around the same level as in Copenhagen, Helsinki and Stockholm, according to research by the Global Property Guide (www.globalpropertyguide.com).
Why have Baltics’ property prices surged so strongly? Research suggests that long term property price rises are strongly correlated with high GDP gro... (read more)
Author: Global Property Guide
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