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A member of the European Union since May 2004, Slovakia has been part of the Schengen Area since 2007 and on 1 January 2009 the country adopted the euro. Slovakia's capital, Bratislava, is linked to Vienna and Budapest by the legendary Danube River. The country's first university, the Academia Istropolitana, was established in 1467. Modern Slovakia shares borders with Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and the Ukraine.

Slovakia's natural resources include antimony, copper, iron, lead, lignite, limestone and uranium. The country's agricultural products include beets, cattle, forest products, fruit, grains, hogs, potatoes and poultry, while Slovakian companies are active in the automobile, building materials, chemicals, electro-chemical, engineering, food processing, iron and steel industries.

Key Slovak Republic export partners include Germany, Czech Republic, France, Poland, Hungary, Italy and Austria. Germany is Slovakia's largest trading partner, purchasing 20% of the country's exports and supplying 17% of its imports in 2009. Slovakia imports nearly all of its oil and gas from Russia.

Slovakia offers numerous advantages to foreign investors, including low taxes, no dividend taxes, a liberal labor code, a 19% flat tax for corporations and individuals, and cheap, skilled labor.

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