Slovak Republic
Slovenská republika (Slovak)
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Location of Slovakia (dark green)
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Capital and largest city |
Bratislava 48°09′N 17°07′E / 48.150°N 17.117°E |
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Official languages | Slovak | ||||
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Demonym | Slovak | ||||
Government | Parliamentary republic | ||||
Andrej Kiska | |||||
Robert Fico | |||||
Legislature | National Council | ||||
Independence | |||||
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from Austria–Hungary
(as part of Czechoslovakia) |
28 October 1918 | ||||
1 January 1993a | |||||
• Joined the European Union
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1 May 2004 | ||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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49,035 km2 (18,933 sq mi) (129th) | ||||
• Water (%)
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negligible | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2015 estimate
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5,426,252 (116th) | ||||
• 2011 census
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5,397,036 | ||||
• Density
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111/km2 (287.5/sq mi) (88th) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$169.066 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$31,182 (40th) | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$90.263 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$16,648 (43rd) | ||||
Gini (2014) | 26.1 low · 8th |
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HDI (2014) |
0.844 very high · 35th |
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Currency | Euro (€)b (EURb) | ||||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
• Summer (DST)
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CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
Drives on the | right | ||||
Calling code | +421c | ||||
Patron saint |
Saints Cyril and Methodius Our Lady of Sorrows |
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ISO 3166 code | SK | ||||
Internet TLD | .skd | ||||
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Coordinates: 48°40′N 19°30′E / 48.667°N 19.500°E
– 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.