Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
After the Czech and Slovak Republics separated into independent republics in 1993, church activity continued in each country as separate legal entities: in the Czech Republic as the Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and in the Slovak Republic as the Orthodox Church in Slovakia, but canonical unity was maintained as the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia. The church is now organized into four eparchies divided into two administrative centers: the Metropolitan Council for the Czech Republic resident in Prague and the Metropolitan Council for the Slovak Republic in Prešov. Under the Council of the Czech Lands (Prague) are the eparchies of Prague and Olomouc-Brno, while the eparchies of Prešov and Michalovce are under the Council of Slovakia (Prešov).
Czech nationalism
In 1990–1992 during transformation of Czechoslovakia into liberal market economy, due to disputes on shape of Czechoslovak federation, Slovak national aspirations strengthened and one of the reasons for final dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992 were with the Slovak nationalism also Czech economic nationalism, for not to fund not so developed Slovak economy. Czech Republic became independent on 1 January 1993.