| Slovak Republic Slovenská republika |
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Anthem: Nad Tatrou sa blýska
"Lightning Over the Tatras"
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Capital
(and largest city) | Bratislava
48°09′N17°07′E / 48.15°N 17.117°E / 48.15; 17.117 |
| Official language(s) | Slovak |
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| Ethnic groups (2011) | 80.7% Slovaks,
8.5% Hungarians,
2.0% Roma,
0.6% Czechs,
0.6% Rusyns,
7.0% others and unspecified[1] |
| Demonym | Slovak |
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| Government | Parliamentary republic |
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| - | President | Ivan Gašparovič |
| - | Prime Minister | Robert Fico |
| Legislature | National Council |
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| Independence |
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| - | from Austria–Hungary
as Czechoslovakia | 28 October 1918 |
| - | fromCzechoslovakia | 1 January 19931 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 49,035 km2 (129th)
18,932 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | negligible |
| Population |
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| - | 2011 estimate | 5,445,324[2] (111th) |
| - | 2011 census | 5,397,036 |
| - | Density | 111/km2 (88th)
287/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $126.916 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $23,304[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $96.089 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $17,643[3] |
| Gini (2005) | 26 (low) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.834[4] (very high) (35th) |
| Currency | Euro (€)2 (EUR2) |
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| Time zone | CET(UTC+1) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | SK |
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| Internet TLD | .sk3 |
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| Calling code | +4214 |
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1Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; see Velvet Divorce.
2 Before 2009: Slovak Koruna
3 Also .eu, shared with other European Union member states.
4 Shared code 42 with Czech Republic until 1997. |
![Location of Slovakia (dark green)– in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-Slovakia.svg)
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