Slovakia is part of Europe.
The Czech Republic ( [ ˈtʃɛkiə ] , ; Česko , [ ˈt͡ʃɛsko ] ) , is a nation state in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west , Austria to the south , Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast . Poland ( Polska [ ˈpɔlska ] ) , officially the Republic of Poland ( [ Rzeczpospolita Polska , links = no ] , ) , is a parliamentary republic in Central Europe . Slovakia ( listen ) , is a landlocked country in Central Europe .