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Basic Facts about Slovakia
Basic Facts about Slovakia
Official name of the country: THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC (Slovenská republika)
Conventional short name: SLOVAKIA (Slovensko)
Capital (2001): Bratislava, 428,672 residents
Area: 49,035 sq kilometres
Population (2006 est.): 5,439,448 inhabitants
Population by ethnic composition (2001): Slovak (85.8%), Hungarian (9.7%), Roma (1.7%), Czech (0.8%), Ruthenian, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish and other (2%)
Population by religion (2001): believers (84.1%), Roman-Catholic (68.9%), Slovak Evangelic Lutheran (6.9%), Greek-Catholic (4.1%), Calvinist (2%), Orthodox (0.94%), not found (specified) (2.2%), without denomination (13.7%)
Area: 49,035 sq kilometres
Population (2006 est.): 5,439,448 inhabitants
Population by ethnic composition (2001): Slovak (85.8%), Hungarian (9.7%), Roma (1.7%), Czech (0.8%), Ruthenian, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish and other (2%)
Population by religion (2001): believers (84.1%), Roman-Catholic (68.9%), Slovak Evangelic Lutheran (6.9%), Greek-Catholic (4.1%), Calvinist (2%), Orthodox (0.94%), not found (specified) (2.2%), without denomination (13.7%)
Administrative divisions:
8 regions (kraje): Banskobystrický, Bratislavský, Košický, Nitrianský, Prešovský, Trenčianský, Trnavský, Žilinský
Regional capitals (links):
Banská Bystrica
Bratislava
Nitra
Košice
Prešov
Trenčín
Trnava
Žilina
Type of government: Parliamentary republic
Constitutional system: constitutional and legislative power (unicameral National Council of the Slovak Republic--150 seats), executive power (the President of the Slovak Republic and the Government of the Slovak Republic), judicial power (Constitutional Court and other courts)
Last Parliamentary elections held in June 2010:
SMER 34.79%
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ-DS) 15.42%
Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) 12.14%
SMER 34.79%
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ-DS) 15.42%
Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) 12.14%
Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) 8.52%
Most-Híd 8.12%
Slovak National Party (SNS) 5.07%
Parties in government:
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ-DS), Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), Most-Híd
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Value:
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Year:
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| GDP | (bil. USD) |
115.7
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(2009 est.)
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| GDP per capita | (USD) |
21,200
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(2009 est.)
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| Export | (bil. USD) |
55.4
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(2009 est.)
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| Import | (bil. USD) |
53.74
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(2009 est.)
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| Currency (code) |
-
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Euro (EUR)
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-
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Membership in leading international organizations: ACCT (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU (associate partner), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO, ZC and many others.
National Holidays of the Slovak Republic:
National Holidays of the Slovak Republic:
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January
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Slovak Republic Foundation Day (1993)
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8
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May
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V Day (1945)
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5
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July
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Arrival of Slavic Apostles St. Constantine and St. Methodius--Introduction of Christianity on Slovak territory (863)
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29
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August
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Slovak National Uprising against Fascism (1944)
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1
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September
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Slovak Republic Constitution Day (1992)
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17
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November
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Day of Struggle for Liberty and Democracy (1989)
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The Slovak Republic is a parliamentary democracy consisting of 5 bodies: one-chamber legislative body--the National Council of the Slovak Republic, or simply the Parliament. The head of state is the President voted into office through direct elections. The highest executive body is the Government which is in turn accountable to the Parliament for its procedures. The Prime Minister is the head of the Government and is called into or recalled from the office by the President. The Constitution of the Slovak Republic was proclaimed on September 1, 1992, while Slovakia became independent state through the split of former Czecho-Slovakia on January 1, 1993.
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Further:
Brief history of Slovakia
Links to Slovakia
Photographs of Slovakia (European Quartet)