Slovakia is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia’s mostly mountainous territory spans about 49,000 square kilometers (19,000 sq mi), with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice.
Slovakia became an independent state on 1 January 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia, sometimes known as the Velvet Divorce. It is a developed country with an advanced high-income economy, ranking 45th very high in the Human Development Index.
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. It 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 2019, representing 43% of its total industrial output.
These fascinating photos were taken by Sludge G that show street scenes of Slovakia in the 1990s.
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, 1993
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, 1993
Banská Bystrica. Pošta 1, Slovakia, 1993
Banská Bystrica. Škoda trolleybuses at the railway station, Slovakia, 1993
Banská Štiavnica. Moskvich and Škoda cars in the snow, Slovakia, 1993
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