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Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, while Yugoslavia has splintered into several countries in early 1990s. [[East Germany]] has been reunited with [[West Germany]] to form [[Germany]]. The Soviet Union broke up in 1990s into Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, while Yugoslavia has splintered into several countries in early 1990s. [[East Germany]] has been reunited with [[West Germany]] to form [[Germany]]. The Soviet Union broke up in 1990s into Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia are members of the [[European Union]]. Croatia will be the first state to join it in 2013).<ref>http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/index_en.htm</ref>

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia are members of the [[European Union]]. Croatia will be the first state to join it in 2013.<ref>http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/index_en.htm</ref>

==Contemporary use ad developments==

==Contemporary use ad developments==