May 06, 2008 -- Tuesday

Slovakia: republic of

Capitol: Bratislava

Area: 18,842

Population: 5.5milion

Labor:

Agriculture:

6%

Industry:

39%

Services:

55%

Religion:

            Catholic:

69%

            Protestant:

14%

            None& other

17%

The Carpathian Mountains are a central geographic feature of Slovakia 

News:

1. Twenty-two thousand have been killed in Myanmar’s cyclone.

2.  President Bush offers to help Myanmar.

3. Presidential primaries will be held in IN and NC.

4. U.S. and Russia signed an agreement on nuclear power. 

5. U of FL faces a 6% cut in budget.

6. U.S. House will vote on a $178 billion war bill.

AZ:

1. Fees to drive up Mt. lemon are challenged in court.

2. AZ has la Niña weather with a long dry period.

3. Many forests have burn restrictions.

4. Another AZ man has been killed in Iraq.

5.  AZ’s AAA opposes the gas-tax holiday.