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Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3
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Geography ....................................................................................................................................... 4
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History and recent economic history .............................................................................................. 8
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Slovak domestic economy ............................................................................................................. 12
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Slovak government ........................................................................................................................ 17
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Education ....................................................................................................................................... 21
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Demography .................................................................................................................................. 23
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Employment and unemployment ................................................................................................. 28
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Slovak international economic position ........................................................................................ 31
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Conclusion ................................................................................................................................. 38
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Sources ...................................................................................................................................... 39
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1. Introduction
What do we know about the Slovak Republic? The least we can say is that this country is not a known one. The following little experiments are revealing. 1234
Slovakia does not host many tourists. Indeed, with
1,460,000.00 arrivals from other countries, the
Slovak Republic is the 88th biggest
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