High-rise buildings at Mlynské Nivy, one of Bratislava’s main business districts The Slovak Republic (short form: Slovakia, Slovak: Slovensko, long form Slovenská republika) is a state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi). Slovakia is a landlocked country bordered by the Czech Republic [...]

UNESCO World Heritage Site Type: Natural Criteria: x,xi,xii Reference: 588 Region**: Europe and North America Inscription: 1991 (15th Session) * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO. The Danube Delta (Romanian: Delta Dunării; Ukrainian: Дельта Дунаю, Del’ta Dunaju) is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga [...]