After 1989, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, many new countries appeared on the map of Europe. Which is not one of them?
- Croatia
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Estonia
Answer
The correct answer is C) Hungary.
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