| Capitale | nome: Bratislava coordinate geografiche: 48 09 N, 17 07 E differenza di tempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: "slava" means glory, so the city's name literally means "Braslav's glory"; Braslav was a ninth century Slavic duke |
| Indipendenza | 1 Gennaio 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia) |
| Festa nazionale | Constitution Day, 1 Settembre (1992) |
| Costituzione | history: several previous (preindependence); latest passed by the National Council 1 Settembre 1992, signed 3 Settembre 1992, effective 1 Ottobre 1992 amendments: proposed by the National Council; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote of Council members; amended many times, last in 2017 (2017) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Presidente Zuzana CAPUTOVA (da allora 15 June 2014) capo di governo: Prime Minister Peter PELLIGRINI (da allora 22 March 2018); Deputy Prime Ministers Richard RASI (da allora 22 March 2018), Laszlo SOLYMOS (da allora 22 March 2018), Gabriela MATECNA (da allora 29 November 2017) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 16 March and 30 March 2019 (next to be held March 2024); following National Council elections (every 4 years), the president designates a prime minister candidate, usually the leader of the party or coalition that wins the most votes, who must win a vote of confidence in the National Council election results: Zuzana CAPUTOVA elected president in second round; percent of vote - Zuzana CAPUTOVA (PS) 58.4%, Maros SEFCOVIC (independent) 41.6% |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
