Slovakia

Slovak Republic Slovenská republika  (Slovak)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Nad Tatrou sa blýska Lightning Over the Tatras
Location of  Slovakia  (dark green) – in Europe  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Bratislava 48°09′N 17°07′E / 48.150°N 17.117°E / 48.150; 17.117
Official languages	Slovak
Ethnic groups (2011)	80.7% Slovaks 8.5% Hungarians 2.0% Roma 0.6% Czechs 0.6% Rusyns 0.1% Ukrainians 0.1% Germans 0.1% Poles 0.1% Moravians 7.0% unspecified
Demonym	Slovak
Government	Parliamentary republic
• President	Andrej Kiska
• Prime Minister	Robert Fico
Legislature	National Council
Independence
•  from Austria–Hungary (as part of Czechoslovakia)	28 October 1918
• from Czechoslovakia	1 January 1993a
• Joined the European Union	1 May 2004
Area
• Total	49,035 km2 (18,933 sq mi) (129th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2015 estimate	5,426,252 (116th)
• 2011 census	5,397,036
• Density	111/km2 (287.5/sq mi) (88th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$158.428 billion
• Per capita	$32,193 (40th)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$96.610 billion
• Per capita	$17,769 (43rd)
Gini (2014)	26.1 low · 8th
HDI (2014)	0.844 very high · 35th
Currency	Euro (€)b (EURb)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+421c
Patron saint	Saints Cyril and Methodius Our Lady of Sorrows
ISO 3166 code	SK
Internet TLD	.skd
Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; see Velvet Divorce. Slovak koruna before 2009. Shared code 42 with Czech Republic until 1997. Also .eu, shared with other European Union member states.

Coordinates: 48°40′N 19°30′E / 48.667°N 19.500°E / 48.667; 19.500

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]

Slovakia (ⁱ/sloʊˈvækiə, slə-, -ˈvɑː-/;Slovak: Slovensko [ˈsloʋensko]), officially the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Slovenská republika,  listen ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. Slovakia's territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi) and is mostly mountainous. The population is over 5 million and comprises mostly ethnic Slovaks. The capital and largest city is Bratislava. The official language is Slovak, a member of the Slavic language family.