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Polish-Czechoslovak War Czechoslovakia Poland: Cieszyn Silesia divided between Czechoslovakia and Poland [1] Second Czechoslovak Republic; 1938 Sudeten German uprising Czechoslovakia: SdP sympathisers [2] Germany. Uprising partially suppressed Slovak Republic (partially recognised) 1939 Slovak-Hungarian War Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Hungary
1718–1720 War of the Quadruple Alliance – 25,000 killed in action [1] 1722–1723 Russo-Persian War; 1727–1729 Anglo-Spanish War – 15,000 killed in action [1] 1733–1738 War of the Polish Succession – 88,000 killed in action [1] 1735–1739 Russo-Ottoman War; 1740–1748 War of the Austrian Succession – 359,000 killed in action [1]
Initially, Slovakia experienced more difficulty than the Czech Republic in developing a modern market economy. Slovakia joined NATO on 29 March 2004 and the EU on 1 May 2004. Slovakia was, on 10 October 2005, for the first time elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council (for 2006–2007).
Robert Fico's election win in Slovakia after he had campaigned to end military aid to Ukraine shows creeping discontent in Central Europe over the war with Russia, but analysts do not expect a ...
The 10 conflicts in the following list have caused at least 1,000 and fewer than 10,000 direct, violent deaths in the current or previous calendar year. [2] Conflicts causing at least 1,000 deaths in one calendar year are considered wars by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program.
8 May – Victory in Europe Day; 5 July – St. Cyril and Methodius Day; 29 August – Slovak National Uprising Anniversary; 1 September – Constitution Day; 15 September – Our Lady of Sorrows Day; 1 November – All Saints' Day; 17 November – Freedom and Democracy Day; 24 December – Christmas Eve; 25 December – Christmas Day
Slovakia is a member of the European Union, the Eurozone, the Schengen Area, the United Nations, NATO, CERN, the OECD, the WTO, the Council of Europe, the Visegrád Group, and the OSCE. Slovakia is also home to eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The world's largest per-capita car producer, Slovakia manufactured a total of 1.1 million cars in ...
Slovakia has an embassy in Vienna and 3 honorary consulates (in Innsbruck, Linz and Salzburg). [34] Both countries share 91 km of common borders. There are around 25,000 people of Slovak descent living in Austria. Slovakia joined the European Union as a full member on 1 May 2004, while Austria joined on 1 January 1995.