Slovakia

Slovakia

Slovakia ranks 43rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bulgaria, South Africa, and Iraq. Memorable people born in present day Slovakia include Alexander Dubček, Elizabeth of Hungary, and Philipp Lenard. Memorable people who died in Slovakia include Elizabeth Báthory, Louis I of Hungary, and Jozef Tiso. Slovakia has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers.

Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi), with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, and the second-largest city is Košice. Read more on Wikipedia