Slovaquie

Interesting Facts About Slovaquie

• Slovakia is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria, and the Czech Republic
• The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while Košice is the second largest city
• Slovakia's territory spans about 49,000 km² and is mostly mountainous
• During the Cold War, about 600 people were killed attempting to cross the Czechoslovak border with Austria and West Germany between 1948 and 1989
• In 1968, Warsaw Pact forces invaded Czechoslovakia following the Prague Spring, resulting in 137 Czechoslovak civilian deaths and 500 seriously wounded
• In 1969, Czechoslovakia became a federation comprising the Czech Socialist Republic and the Slovak Socialist Republic

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