Slovakia has struggled with a low international profile. Often overlooked as the Czech Republic s little sister, it is a young country with an old culture and history, and a people who are proudly Central (not Eastern) European. Although for much of the twentieth century Czechs and Slovaks lived together in one state, there are important differences between them, differences that ultimately contributed to separation in 1993 and the rebirth of a sovereign Slovak state. Generally speaking, the Slovaks are more Slavic than the Czechstheir pace of life is slower, and their spare time is more...