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**Slovakia**

Political map of Slovakia

Physical map of Slovakia

The flag's coat of arms represents Slovakia's past link with Hungary and it is a modified version of the Hungarian coat of arms. The arms' cross represents Orthodox and the mountains symbolize the Tatra, Fatra and Matra moutain regions across the country. Blue, white and red are tradititional Slavic colors and together they make up the pan-Slavic colors. They were initially adopted by Slavic nations in the mid-19th century and were influenced by the flag of Russia; which was an independent Slavic country at the time. The colors now stand for Slavic unity and independence and can be seen in the flags of most Slavic nations.

Official Tourism Site

The Bratislava castle over looks the Danube R. The Tatra Mt.s are great for skiing.