Countries

Slovakia

Bratislava is the only national capital that borders two other countries, Austria and Hungary. Slovakia split peacefully from Czechia on 1 January 1993, adopted the euro in 2009, and builds more cars per person than any other country.

The pale ruined walls and keep of Spis Castle spread along a green hilltop, Slovakia

Spis Castle

Photo: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pan-Slavic white, blue and red, with the coat of arms added to set it apart from Russia's flag. The double cross stands on three blue hills, traditionally read as the Tatra, Fatra and Matra ranges.

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