<Li> Slovak koruna before 2009 . </Li> <Li> Shared code 42 with Czech Republic until 1997 . </Li> <P> Slovakia (/ sloʊˈvækiə, slə -, - ˈvɑː - / (listen); Slovak: Slovensko (ˈsloʋensko) (listen)), officially the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Slovenská republika, listen (help info)), is a landlocked country in Central Europe . It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south . Slovakia's territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi) and is mostly mountainous . The population is over 5 million and comprises mostly ethnic Slovaks . The capital and largest city is Bratislava . The official language is Slovak . </P> <P> The Slavs arrived in the territory of present - day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries . In the 7th century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire and in the 9th century established the Principality of Nitra . In the 10th century, the territory was integrated into the Kingdom of Hungary . After World War I and the dissolution of the Austro - Hungarian Empire, the Slovaks and Czechs established Czechoslovakia . A separate (First) Slovak Republic (1939--1945) existed in World War II as a client state of Nazi Germany . In 1945, Czechoslovakia was re-established under Communist rule as a Soviet satellite . In 1989 the Velvet Revolution ended Communist rule in Czechoslovakia . Slovakia became an independent state on 1 January 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia, sometimes known as the Velvet Divorce . </P>

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