Czech Republic–Slovakia relations

Czechia–Slovakia relations are foreign relations between Czechia and Slovakia.

Czech–Slovak relations

Czech Republic
Slovakia

Country comparison
Czechia
Czech Republic (Česká republika)		 Slovakia
Slovak Republic (Slovenská republika)
Flag & Coat of arms
Population 10,649,800 5,450,421
Area 78,866 km2 (30,450 sq mi) 49.035,696 km2 (18,933 sq mi)
Population Density 134/km2 (347.1/sq mi) 111/km2 (287.5/sq mi)
Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Capital  Prague – 1,324,277 (2,677,964 Metro)  Bratislava – 432,864 (659,598 Metro)
Largest City
Official language Czech (de facto and de jure) Slovak (de facto and de jure)
First Leader Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia (867–889, traditionally) Pribina, Duke of Lower Pannonia (846–861, traditionally)
Current Head of Government Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO 2011; 2017–present) Prime Minister Igor Matovič (OĽaNO; 2020–present)
Current Head of State President Miloš Zeman (SPOZ; 2013–present) President Zuzana Čaputová (PS; 2019–present)
Main religions 44.7% Undeclared
34.8% Non-religious
10.5% Roman Catholic
6.8% Believers, not members of a religion
1% Protestant		 62.0% Roman Catholic
13.4% Non-religious
10.6% Undeclared
5.9% Lutheran
3.8% Greek Catholic
Ethnic groups 64.3% Czechs
25.3% Unspecified
5.0% Moravians
3.0% Other
1.4% Slovaks		 80.7% Slovaks
8.5% Hungarians
7.2% Unspecified
2.0% Roma
0.6% Czechs
GDP (nominal) $261.732 billion
$24,569 per capita		 $111.874 billion
$20,495 per capita
GDP (PPP) $432.346 billion
$40,586 per capita		 $209.186 billion
$38,321 per capita
Currency Czech koruna (Kč) – CZK Euro (€) – EUR
Human Development Index 0.891 (very high) - 2017 0.857 (very high) - 2017

History

Before 1918, both countries were part of Austria–Hungary. However, after the Ausgleich of 1867 Czechia belonged to the Austrian Empire while Slovakia belonged to the administratively separate Kingdom of Hungary, and between 1918 and December 31, 1992, both countries were part of Czechoslovakia. Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 1, 1993. These international relations are usually referred to or described as "very good", "cordial", and "above standard" in the media. When a Czech or Slovak president is inaugurated, very often his first international visit is to the other part of the former country. The same custom applies to newly elected prime ministers of Czechia and Slovakia.

Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union. There are around 200,000 people of Slovak descent living in Czechia and around 46,000 people of Czech descent living in Slovakia. Gustáv Slamečka, a Slovak citizen, was a Minister of Transportation of Czechia from 2009 to 2010 and in his office he exclusively used the Slovak language.

In December 2016 Slovak government ratified the Treaty of Cooperation on Mutual Protection of Airspace, which allows the use of Czech and Slovak military aircraft in the airspace of the other one and the possible reinforcement of one air force by its neighbour's counterpart in time of need. After the ratification from the Czech side, it came into effect in July 2017.[1]

In 2017, Andrej Babiš, Slovak billionaire, had been elected the new prime minister of Czechia.

Resident diplomatic missions
  • Embassy of Czechia in Bratislava
  • Embassy of Slovakia in Prague

See also

References
  1. Gazdík, Jan (8 December 2016). "Unikátní armádní spolupráce je na světě. Češi a Slováci chtějí "společné" letectvo" (in Czech). Aktualne.cz. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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