Descriptive Essay On Vakia

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Slovakia Did you know that Slovakia is home to one of the most well known mountains called Carpathian? This is one of the many things that makes this country incredibly fascinating. Demographically this country has various features which draw in attention, one facet in particular that is something to look deeper at is that although the mortality rate for this country has been on a decline since 1982, compared to neighboring European countries they spend the second least amount of money towards health care. On the flip side, fertility rates very closely resemble those of the United States and many other countries around the world, a slow but steady decline. Slovakia has many similarities to that of the United States and other European countries …show more content…
The most well know mountain is the Carpathian, which spans across the majority of the northern area of the country. Within the Carpathian’s the highest summit lies within High Tatras, at eight thousand seven hundred and eleven feet. Slovakia happens to be home to nine National Parks. Most of these parks are located along these mountain ranges (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lo.html). Slovakia is home to over six thousand caves and they happen to form within the mountains. Unfortunately, out of the six thousand caves found throughout the country, only fifteen happen to be open to the public. Many of the caves have unique features called stalagmites and stalactites. Stalagmites are rocks, which rise from the ground while stalactites, much like Stalagmites, differ in that they are rocks, which hang from the ceiling. These rocks most closely resemble something us Minnesotans are all too familiar with, known as icicles. From the pictures I’ve seen the caves look nothing less than incredible and it seems as though it would be a very cool place to visit. Another very cool, notable feature of Slovakia is the

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