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fiogf49gjkf0d THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC IS SITUATED IN CENTRAL EUROPE, COVERING AN AREA OF 49,035 SQ.KM. THE COUNTRY IS BORDERED BY THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY, POLAND, CZECH, AUSTRIA AND UKRAINE. THE COUNTRY'S TERRAIN IS CHARACTERIZED BY MARKED DIFFERENCES IN THE ABOVE-SEA LEVEL. CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF SLOVAKIA ARE NOTED FOR A HILLY TERRAIN WITH THE CARPATHIAN ARC DIPPING INTO THE REGIONS. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE LOWLANDS SIGNIFICANT FOR SLOVAK AGRICULTURE. THE DANUBE RIVER INTERCONNECTS SLOVAKIA WITH VIENNA, THE RHONE MAINZ CHANNEL AS WELL AS THE BLACK SEA PORTS.
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