Slovakia in Brief

Official name: Slovak Republic

Capital: Bratislava (431,061 inhabitants)

Population: 5.4 million (out of them 51.5 % women)

Currency: euro (since 1 January 2009)

Date of establishment: 1 January 1993 (after separation of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic)

Political system: parliamentary democracy

Administrative organisation: 8 higher territorial units, 8 regions, 79 districts, 2,933 municipalities out of which are 138 cities and towns. Regional capitals: Bratislava, Trnava, Nitra, Trenčín, Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Prešov, Košice

Official language: Slovak

Neighbouring countries: the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria

Area: 49,035 km2

Density of population: 109/km2

 

More information:

www.slovakia.travel

www.mzv.sk

Last modified: 2011-01-24