SlovakiaClues that work anywhere in this area
Czech signs usually have a border in the same colour as the background, while Slovak signs usually have no border at all.
Bollards have a black section with two reflectors — the same style found in Czechia.
Guardrails are angular with a wide central dip — a style called "thin-B profile" used only in Czechia and Slovakia.
Czech and Slovak can be told apart by their letters. "Ř" means Czech, "Ŕ" means Slovak. If you see "Ľ," it's almost certainly Slovak.
If a house number is shown in black text on a white background, it's more likely Slovakia. White text on a red or blue background might mean Czechia.
Once you know the area: which part of it
Area Code
Phone area codes are assigned by region. When a number shows up on a sign, an advert or a van, its leading digits narrow the location down to a part of the country.
Coloured by leading digitThere's an economic gap between Bratislava and the rest of the country.
In Slovakia, buses and poles seem to be coloured to match each city's flag. Bratislava's buses are mostly red overall, and its poles are red and yellow too.
In Žilina, buses and poles are mostly yellow and green overall.
In Košice, buses are yellow and light blue, and overall the colours run yellow and blue.
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