😱The Country Disappeared From the World Map! CONTEXT: Czechoslovakia was once a well-known European nation, but today it no longer exists on the world map. Even now, many people believe this country still exists because its name appears in old books, outdated maps, movies, and novels. Surprisingly, Czechoslovakia didn’t disappear because of war, destruction, or any major political crisis. Life was normal — people used the same currency, supported the same national teams, shared the same passpor

After World War I, the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia, but then split in 1993 in the nonviolent “velvet divorce.” The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the EU in 2004. The country added the short-form name Czechia in 2016. CIA’s World Factbook is a public resource providing basic information on 258 world entities, including country profiles and one-page factsheets. Learn more. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/czechia/ |