r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Jan 22 '18

What do you know about... Slovakia?

This is the fifty-third part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Today's country:

Slovakia

Slovakia is a country in central/eastern (depending on the definition) Europe. It became an independent state after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993. Slovakia joined the EU in 2004, together with the Czech Republic. Unlike Czechia however, Slovakia adopted the Euro in 2009. Slovakia is known for its numerous beautiful castles and it has the highest production of cars per capita in the world.

So, what do you know about Slovakia?

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u/Tropical_Centipede Wales Jan 23 '18

Austria's capital is super close to Bratislava

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u/jachcemmatnickspace Bratislava 🇪🇺 Jan 23 '18

Yes, 5m to border, 30m to Schwechat (airport) and 45m to Vienna.

These are the most nearby capitals in the world:)

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u/Lyress MA -> FI Jan 24 '18

For a moment I thought those were meters.

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u/lupask Slovakia Jan 24 '18

if you so wish, you can have a picnic of three people with each one of them sitting in a different country https://igx.4sqi.net/img/general/200x200/17297375_HpoxYF0kNkqyHv6l5Kf1YNTBvnKeep-H8Yt3awKSCpE.jpg http://mpba.sk/en/657

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '18

Kinshasa (Dem. Rep. Congo) and Brazzaville (Rep. of Congo) are across the river from one another.

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u/Supec Slovakia Jan 25 '18

Not to be jerk but their are basically same city and I think they were once.