Population: 5,414,937 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: Slovak (official), Hungarian

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...

Currency: Slovak koruna (SKK, No information)

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