SOURCES AND CREDITS

Location: Central Europe, south of Poland
Population: 5.4 million (1995 estimate)
Capital: Bratislava
Comparative area: About twice the size of New Hampshire
Religions: Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant 8.4%, Orthodox 4.1%, other 17.5%
Landscape: Rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south
Recognized by International Olympic Committee: 1993

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