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Slovensko

Slovak Republic
Slovenská republika  (Slovak)
Flag of Slovakia
Coat of arms of Slovakia
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]
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)
Demonym Slovak
Government Parliamentary republic
• President
Andrej Kiska
Robert Fico
Legislature National Council
Independence
• 
28 October 1918
1 January 1993a
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) 2016 estimate
• Total
$169.066 billion
• Per capita
$31,182 (40th)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$90.263 billion
• Per capita
$16,648 (43rd)
Gini (2014) 26.1
low · 8th
HDI (2014) Increase 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
  1. Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; see Velvet Divorce.
  2. Slovak koruna before 2009.
  3. Shared code 42 with Czech Republic until 1997.
  4. 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 (Listeni/slˈvækiə, slə-, -ˈvɑː-/;Slovak: Slovensko [ˈsloʋensko]), officially the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Slovenská republika, About this sound 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.


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