Slovakia is in Central Europe — it’s NOT Slovenia

At least five (and maybe eight) countries are fighting for the right to claim Europe's midway as their own. It's a controversial subject. Not only is there more than one way to compute the geographic midpoint, but it also has symbolic and touristic ramifications.

In the middle stakes, Slovakia competes with Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland. Slovak geographers, on the other hand, regard Kremnica to be Europe's geographical center. They've also placed a boulder to mark the reallocation. There are so numerous definitions of Central and Eastern Europe that it actually depends on the source whether Slovakia is in Central or Eastern Europe.

This isn't the only prevalent misperception among foreigners. They also mix it up with Slovenia. Even George W. Bush and many other leaders have made the mistake of referring to Slovakia and Slovenia. As a result, employees from the Slovak and Slovenian embassies met on a monthly basis to swap incorrectly addressed letters.