Czechoslovakia
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Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko-Slovensko/before 1990 Československo) was a country in Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992.
On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in what was known as the Velvet Divorce.
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| National motto: (1918–1989) Pravda vítězí
(Czech: Truth prevails) (Latin: Truth prevails) |
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| Official languages | Czech and Slovak | ||
| Capital | Prague | ||
| Area (1991) | 127,900 km² | ||
| Population (1991) | 15,600,000 Czechs 54.1%, Slovaks 31%, Moravians 8.7%, Hungarians 3.8%, Gypsies 0.7% |
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| Currency | Czechoslovak crown (Kčs) = 100 halers | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 | ||
| National anthem | Kde domov můj + Nad Tatrou sa blýska | ||
| ISO 3166-1 | CS (obsolete) | ||
| Internet TLD | .cs (obsolete, as .cz and .sk were assigned to the two countries resulting from the split) | ||
