Slovakia

Slovenská republika Slovak Republic Member State of the Eastern Union
20% cooler than Russia's Flag Hey France, this cross look familiar? Coat of arms
Anthem: LIGHTNING!! THUNDER!! SLOVAKIA SMASH!!
Location of Slovakia (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green) Location of Slovakia (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green)
Capital and largest city	Bratislava
Official languages	Slovak
Government	Parliamentary republic
National hero(es)	Like, a bajillion people who invented half the stuff you take for granted, but you've probably never heard of them
Independence
• from Austria-Hungary	28 October 1918
• from Czechoslovakia	1 January 1993
Currency	Euro
Major exports	Ivan Reitman, Paul Newman's mother
Major imports	Germans, Soviets

Slovakia is a country in Europe that, tragically, nobody remembers. Despite this, it is a member of the European Union, NATO, United Nations, OECD, WTO, OMG, LOL, and Eurovision. Slovakia was wed to the Czech Republic for 74 years, but they divorced in 1993.

Culture

	The strangest figures we saw were the Slovaks, who were more barbarian than the rest, with their big cow-boy hats, great baggy dirty-white trousers, white linen shirts, and enormous heavy leather belts, nearly a foot wide, all studded over with brass nails. They wore high boots, with their trousers tucked into them, and had long black hair and heavy black moustaches. They are very picturesque, but do not look prepossessing. On the stage they would be set down at once as some old Oriental band of brigands. They are, however, I am told, very harmless and rather wanting in natural self-assertion.
—Jonathan Harker

See also

• Czech Republic
• Eastern Union