Slovakia traces its roots to the 9th century state of Great Moravia, followed soon after by the Hungarian Kingdom and, in 1859, the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After World War I, the Empire dissolved, and the Slovaks joined the Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. In 1993, Czechoslovakia underwent a nonviolent "velvet divorce" into its two national components, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. CIA’s World Factbook is a public resource providing basic information on 258 world entities, including country pr

😱The Country Disappeared From the World Map! CONTEXT: Czechoslovakia was once a well-known European nation, but today it no longer exists on the world map. Even now, many people believe this country still exists because its name appears in old books, outdated maps, movies, and novels. Surprisingly, Czechoslovakia didn’t disappear because of war, destruction, or any major political crisis. Life was normal — people used the same currency, supported the same national teams, shared the same passpor