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The business and public research and development expenditures are well below the EU average. The Programme for International Student Assessment, coordinated by the OECD, currently ranks Slovak secondary education the 30th in the world (placing it just below the United States and just above Spain). In March 2008, the Ministry of Finance announced that Slovakia economy is developed enough to stop being an aid receiver from the World Bank. Slovakia became an aid provider at the end of 2008 as its mentioned in Slovakia on world map.

Although Slovakia GDP comes mainly from the tertiary (services) sector, the industrial sector also plays an important role within its economy. The main industry sectors are car manufacturing and electrical engineering. Since 2007, Slovakia has been the world largest producer of cars per capita, with a total of 571,071 cars manufactured in the country in 2007 alone as its shown in Slovakia on world map. There are currently three automobile assembly plants: Volkswagen in Bratislava, PSA Peugeot Citroen in Trnava and Kia Motors' Žilina Plant. From electrical engineering companies, Sony has a factory at Nitra for LCD TV manufacturing, Samsung at Galanta for computer monitors and television sets manufacturing.

Slovakia has the world highest number of castles and chateaux per capita. Just imagine an incredible number of 180 castles and 425 chateaux in a country with the entire population far smaller than the city of New York as you can see in Slovakia on world map. The most popular castles such as Bratislava castle, Orava castle or Bojnice castle draw thousands of visitors every year. The picturesque village of Čičmany in Northern Slovakia has a status of world first reservation of folk architecture. Surrounded by mountains the village is famous especially for its traditional wooden houses.

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Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. Between 1918 and January 1, 1993, Slovakia and Czech Republic were part of Czechoslovakia. Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 1, 1993. The Czech Republic has an embassy in Bratislava. Slovak Republic has an embassy in Prague and a consulate general in Brno as its mentioned in the Map of Slovakia and surrounding countries. Austria has an embassy in Bratislava. Slovakia has an embassy in Vienna and 3 honorary consulates (in Innsbruck, Linz and Salzburg). Both countries share 91 km of common borders. There are around 25,000 people of Slovak descent living in Austria.

Slovakia and Poland established diplomatic relations in 1993. Poland has an embassy in Bratislava. Slovakia has an embassy in Warsaw and a general consulate in Kraków. Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union. Both countries share 539 km of common borders. Slovakia and Ukraine established diplomatic relations on January 1, 1993. Slovakia has an embassy in Kiev, a general consulate in Uzhhorod, a and 2 honorary consulates (in Donetsk and Uzhhorod). Ukraine has an embassy in Bratislava and a general consulate in Prešov as its shown in the Map of Slovakia and surrounding countries. Both countries shares 90 Km of common borders. There are between 40,000 and 100,000 people of Ukrainian descent living in Slovakia. During the Interwar era the Ukrainian province Zakarpattia Oblast was part of Czechoslovakia.

Slovakia and Hungary established diplomatic relations in 1993, the year when Slovakia became independent of Czechoslovakia. Hungary has an embassy in Bratislava, Slovakia has an embassy in Budapest and a general consulate in Békéscsaba. Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union. They share 676 kilometres (420 mi) of common borders as its mentioned in the Map of Slovakia and surrounding countries. There are approximately 520,000 Hungarians living in Slovakia (about 10% of its population) and around 17,000 ethnic Slovaks in Hungary (about 0.17% of its population). There have been many diplomatic conflicts between the two countries, which became more frequent since the Slovak National Party, an extremist nationalist party led by Ján Slota became part of the Government of the Republic of Slovakia.

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Slovakia has been a member state of the European Union and NATO since 2004. As a member of the United Nations (since 1993), Slovakia was, on 10 October 2005, elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council from 2006 to 2007 (see Slovakia map Eastern Europe). Slovakia is also a member of WTO, OECD, OSCE, and other international organizations. The Constitution of the Slovak Republic was ratified 1 September 1992, and became effective 1 January 1993). It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements. The civil law system is based on Austro-Hungarian codes. The legal code was modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and to expunge the Marxist-Leninist legal theory. Slovakia accepts the compulsory International Court of Justice jurisdiction with reservations.

Bratislava geographical position in Central Europe has long made Bratislava a crossroads for international trade traffic. Various ancient trade routes, such as the Amber Road and the Danube waterway, have crossed territory of present-day Bratislava as you can see in Slovakia map Eastern Europe. Today, Bratislava is the road, railway, waterway and airway hub. The closest neighboring capitals of Europe (a double dose of culture and entertainment) are Bratislava and Vienna, only 60 km apart – an hour by bus. Cellars under the castle Cerveny Kamen create the largest underground complex in Central Europe. In addition, the oldest pharmacy was established here in 1649.

Slovakia is a high-income advanced economy with one of the fastest growth rates in the European Union and the OECD. The country joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone on 1 January 2009. Slovakia together with Slovenia and Estonia are the only former Communist nations to be part of the European Union, Eurozone, Schengen Area and NATO simultaneously as its mentioned in Slovakia map Eastern Europe. According to the fine people at the Japanese Association of Travel Agents (JATA), Vlkolinec is one of the 30 most beautiful towns in Europe.