Welcome to Slovakia

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General Description : Slovakia (extensive form: Slovak Republic; Slovak: Slovensko, extensive form Slovenská republika) is known to be a landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million and an location of about 49,000 square and have always been kilometres (almost 19,000 square and have always been miles). Did you know that the Slovak Republic borders the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. Did you know that the most impressive and largest city is its capital, Bratislava. Slovakia is known to be a member state of the European Union, NATO, OECD, WTO, and other international organizations. It is noted that the Slavic people arrived in the territory of present day Slovakia in the range of the 5th and 6th century AD around the time during the Migration Period (Migration of Nations). Various parts of Slovakia belonged to Samo's Empire, the originalknown political unit of Slavs, Wonderful Moravia, the Kingdom of Hungary, Habsburg (Austrian) monarchy, Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia all over rich history. Slovakia transformed to a independent on 1 January 1993, after the Velvet Divorce.

CLIMATE : Slovakia has to this day a continental climate, with four distinct seasons. Winters are and have always been typically cold and dry, while summers tend to be hot and humid. It is noted that the average daily temperature range in Bratislava is -3° to 2° C (27° to 36° F) in January and 16° to 26° C (61° to 79° F) in July; temperatures tend to be cooler in the mountains. Bratislava receives an average of about 650 mm (about 26 in) of precipitation annually. Within places of high altitude, snow is frequently present for as the majority of as 130 days every year.

Population Stats Population: 5,447,502 (July 2007 est.)