Outside of Europe, there seems to be some confusion about the many nations and regions within the continent. The breakup of the former Yugoslavia along with the separation of the former Czechoslovakia, has yielded three similarly named, but very different entities.

Slavonia is a region in eastern Croatia (which is one of the states that made up the former Yugoslavia). The region includes two primary rivers, namely the Drava and the Sava. It is a fertile agricultural area that is home to about 750,000 people. The biggest cities are Osijek and Slavonski Brod.

Slovakia is a small country in Eastern Europe. The capital is Bratislava, and the population is about 5.5 million. The relatively new nation began its statehood when Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993. Slovakia is bordered by Austria on the west, the Czech Republic and Poland on the north, Ukraine on the east, and Hungary on the south.

Slovenia is a small country that was formerly a part of Yugoslavia. Slovenia has a population of about 2 million and the capital is Ljubljana. The country is bordered by Italy on the west, Austria on the north, Hungary on the east and Croatia on the south. Slovenia is also a relatively new nation; it declared its independence from Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991.