Czech and Slovak Federative Republic

Czech and Slovak Federative Republic
*Česká a Slovenská Federativní Republika* (Czech)
*Česká a Slovenská Federatívna Republika* (Slovak)
Czech and Slovak Federative Republic Česká a Slovenská Federativní Republika (Czech); Česká a Slovenská Federatívna Republika (Slovak)
1990–1992
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: "Pravda vítězí / Pravda víťazí" (Czech/Slovak); "Veritas vincit" (Latin); "Truth prevails"; (1990–1992)
	Anthem: Kde domov můj (Czech); Where my home is; ; "Nad Tatrou sa blýska"; (English: "Lightning Over the Tatras");
Capital and largest city	Prague
Official languages	Czech · Slovak
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
President
• 1989–1992	Václav Havel
Prime Minister
• 1989–1992	Marián Čalfa
• 1992	Jan Stráský
Legislature	Federal Assembly
• Upper house	Chamber of Nations
• Lower house	Chamber of People
Historical era	Velvet Revolution • Revolutions of 1989
• Constitutional change	23 April 1990
• Dissolution	31 December 1992
Currency	Czechoslovak koruna
Calling code	42
Internet TLD	.cs
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Czech Republic
Slovakia

After the Velvet Revolution in late-1989, Czechoslovakia adopted the official short-lived country name Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (Czech: Česká a Slovenská Federativní Republika, Slovak: Česká a Slovenská Federatívna Republika; ČSFR) during the period from 23 April 1990 until 31 December 1992, after which the country was peacefully dissolved into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.

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