Bratislava, Bratislava

Bratislava,  (/ˌbraːtɨˈslɑːvə/; [ˈbracislava] officially the Federal City of Bratislava, formerly  Prešporok, is the capital city and federal district of Bratislava, it's the seat of federal powers of all the Republic, and it's not part of the states. Instead, it's a federal district which is still part of the republic in all ways, It's Bratislava's biggest city by area and population. It's a cultural, political, economic, historical and educational center of the country and the whole continent of Europe.

Bratislava is an 'alpha' global city and is classified as one of the biggest metropolitan areas in Europe, its greater area (Greater Bratislava) is one of the biggest metropolitan areas in term of area, its one of the biggest financial centers in the whole European continent and in the Balkans.

According to the 2015 estimation, Bratislava has a total of 956,417 inhabitants and an area of about 367.542 km2, the city is responsible for making more than 10% of Bratislava's economy, it has a gross domestic product (GDP) of around 211 billion, and it has a gross domestic product (PPP) of 511 billion. The metropolitan area of Bratislava has around 711 Billion GDP, Bratislava is the 11st biggest city in Europe, Bratislava is one of the oldest capital in the regions, it was first mentioned about 4 AD when the Roman Empire made the Aedificium of Bratislava in the city.

In 1300, Bratislava was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which was an libertarian monarchist commonwealth, after a long war with the Russian Empire in 1430, the city of Bratislava was captured and almost destroyed by the Russian Loyal Army, and it was occupied for 5 years, then it was annexed into the Russian Empire, in 1614, when the Austrian Empire was formed, it conquered the city of Bratislava, then in 1786 Hungary united with the Austrian Empire as Austria-Hungary, and in World War I Bratislava was captured by Russian troops, in the Russian Revolution the city of Bratislava had a underground metro from St Petersburg, a white army city, Bratislava was a red army city, the underground metro was used by red army to defeat the white army in St. Petersburg and capture Leningrad. In World War 2, the Nazis Bratislava for around three years, and the UK and the USSR liberated them, in 1950 Bratislava was occupied by USSR and was made the Bratislavan Soviet Socialist Puppet State, also known as BSSPP, in 1992, when the USSR fell, the BSSPP became free and became the modern state of Bratislava, the city modernly is calm and peaceful.

Etymology
The city of Bratislava received its name in 1576, in 4 AD the city was named Romanora, when Mikos Dynasty ruled the country and made an empire, the city was renamed to Mikosopolis, which was the capital of the Bratislavan State, it was called Mikosopolis until the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ruled it, and it became Wadylystok, in 1576, the city was first called Bratislava, literally meaning brother's glory, the city was once called Prešporok, Bratislava has alternate names such as Istropolis, the Greek and Latin version which means city in the Danube. The name Bratislava was first mentioned in 4 AD, however, the city was named Bratislava in 1576.