Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia Československo
← 1918–1992 →   →
Flag Coat of arms
Motto Czech: Pravda vítězí ("Truth prevails"; 1918-1989) Latin: Veritas Vincit ("Truth prevails"; 1989-1992)
Anthem Kde domov můj and Nad Tatrou sa blýska
Capital	Prague
Language(s)	Czech, Slovak
Government	Republic
President
- 1918-1935	Tomáš Masaryk
- 1935-1938, 1945-1948	Eduard Beneš
- 1989-1992	Václav Havel
Prime Minister
- 1918-1919	Karel Kramář
- 1992	Jan Stráský
History
- Independence from Austria-Hungary	28 October 1918
- Dissolution of Czechoslovakia	31 December 1992
Area
- 1993	127,900 km2 (49,382 sq mi)
Population
- 1993 est.	15,600,000
Density	122 /km2  (315.9 /sq mi)
Currency	Czechoslovak koruna

Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Československo/after 1990 Česko-Slovensko) was a country in Europe that existed from 1918 until 1993.

In mid 1938 Nazi Germany took over Czechoslovakia. After World War II the USSR kept part of eastern Czechoslovakia so that they could have a border with Hungary. The USSR also kept parts of Poland and Romania. All four of these countries were in the USSR's sphere of influence. The USSR thought that this meant they could make sure the countries did what they wanted. In 1968 the USSR thought that the government of Alexander Dubcek was moving away from communism and leaving the Warsaw Pact, and invaded Czechoslovakia.

In 1989 Czechoslovakia got peacefully rid of old communist dictatorship in the Velvet Revolution.

On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Both countries separated in peace.

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