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Slovakia Background Information

The dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I allowed the Slovaks to join the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once more became free. The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed to separate peacefully on 1 January 1993. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.

Slovakia Quickstats

  • Population: 5,447,502 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 48,845 sq km
  • Density: 111 /km² (88th)
  • GDP (total): $99.19 billion (61st)
  • GDP (per capita): $19,171 (46th)
  • Literacy: 99.6%

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  • Currency: Slovak koruna (SKK)
  • Dial code: +421³

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Slovakia Internet

  • Usage: 2,276,000
  • Penetration: 42.3 %
  • Top Domain: .lo

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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