Slovakia

Slovakia

Location

Famous for its mountainous nature, the Carpathians stretch across the northern half of the country. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest.

Area

Approx. 49,000 km2

Capital (approximate population)

Bratislava(430,000)

Business-related cities other than Bratislava (approximate population)

Kosice(240,000), Presov(90,000), etc.

Population

about 5.45 million

Racial Composition

80.7% Slovakia, 8.5% Hungarian, 2.0% Roman , etc.

Language

Slovakia is the official language

Religion

62.0% Roman Catholic, 8.9% Protestant, 3.8% Greek Catholic, 0.9% Orthodox, 13.4% secular, etc.

Culture

Influenced by different cultures of Central Europe: Austrian, German, Polish, Hungarian, Ukrainian.
- Oravsky hrad
- Vlkolinec
- National Park of Slovensky raj
- Spissky hrad

Education

There is compulsory education from 6 to 16 years old.
- Univerzita Komenskeho
- Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Safarika
- Slovenska technicka univerzita
- Technicka univerzita v Kosiciach

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- Slovenska narodna kniznica
- Univerzitna kniznica v Bratislave

Overview of modern and contemporary history of Slovakia

1993 Separation from the Czech Republic, independence
2004 NATO accession, EU accession

Politics

It is a multi-party parliamentary democratic republic. The parliament is unicameral. The head of state is the president, and the government is run by the prime minister.
- Narodna rada Slovenskej republiky
- Prezidentsky palac
- Ustavny sud Slovenskej republiky

GDP per capita

$20,495

Economy

It is a developed, high-income economy, with a per capita GDP of around 0.8 times the European Union average.

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Europe

Ukraine, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Portugal, Czech, Hungary, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Latvia, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Russia, Iceland, Belarus, Moldova, Northern Macedonia, Albania, Luxembourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Serbia, Montenegro, Andorra, Kosovo, San Marino, Vatican, Malta, Liechtenstein, Monaco

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