| − | '''Slovakia'''<ref>The official full name in Slovak ''Slovenská republika'' (in English the '''Slovak Republic''') abbreviation in Slovak ''SR''.</ref> is a country in [[Central Europe]] formed in 1993, after the [[Velvet Divorce]], in which [[Czechoslovakia]] split into the [[Czech Republic]] and Slovakia. Its capital is [[Bratislava]]. It has been a member state of the [[European Union]] and the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] since 2004. By 2018, Slovakia's economy was performing very well, with low taxes and high productivity.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (June 21, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/06/21/low-taxes-high-productivity-slovakia-sets-pace-europe/ With Low Taxes and High Productivity, Slovakia Sets Pace for Europe]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 22, 2018.</ref> | + | '''Slovakia'''<ref>The official full name in Slovak ''Slovenská republika'' (in English the '''Slovak Republic''') abbreviation in Slovak ''SR''.</ref> is a country in [[Central Europe]] formed in 1993, after the [[Velvet Divorce]], in which [[Czechoslovakia]] split into the [[Czech Republic]] and Slovakia. Its capital is [[Bratislava]]. It has been a member state of the [[European Union]] and the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] since 2004. By 2018, Slovakia's economy was performing very well, with low taxes and high productivity.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (June 21, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/06/21/low-taxes-high-productivity-slovakia-sets-pace-europe/ With Low Taxes and High Productivity, Slovakia Sets Pace for Europe]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 22, 2018.</ref> |