A look at Slovakia, which is holding presidential elections Saturday:
CAPITAL: Bratislava.
GEOGRAPHY AND PEOPLE: Located in central Europe, the nation of 5.4 million borders Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south and Austria and the Czech Republic to the west.
HISTORY: Slovakia gained its independence in 1993 following the split of Czechoslovakia into two independent countries. The nation joined the EU and NATO in 2004. Slovakia became the 16th nation to adopt the euro currency on Jan. 1.
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