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Slovak Republic
Slovenská republika  (Slovak)
Anthem: "Nad Tatrou sa blýska"
(English: "Lightning Over the Tatras")
National seal
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Slovakia on the globe (Europe centered).svg
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Location of Slovakia (dark green)

– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green)  –  [Legend]

Capital
and largest city
Bratislava
48°09′N17°07′E / 48.150°N 17.117°E / 48.150; 17.117
Official languagesSlovak
Ethnic groups
(2011)[1]
Religion
(2011)[2]
Demonym(s)Slovak
GovernmentUnitaryparliamentaryconstitutionalrepublic
Zuzana Čaputová
Eduard Heger
Boris Kollár
LegislatureNational Council
Independence history
• Part of the Czechoslovak Republic
28 October 1918
1 January 1969
• Slovak Republic in the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic
23 April 1990
• Independent Slovak Republic
1 January 1993
Area
• Total
49,035 km2 (18,933 sq mi) (127th)
• Water (%)
0.72 (as of 2015)[3]
Population
• 2020 estimate
Increase 5,464,060[4] (119th)
• 2011 census
5,397,036
• Density
111/km2 (287.5/sq mi) (88th)
GDP (PPP)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $190.277 billion[5] (70th)
• Per capita
Increase $34,815[5] (41th)
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $117.664 billion[5] (59st)
• Per capita
Increase $21,529[5] (40th)
Gini (2019)Negative increase 22.8[6]
low
HDI (2019)Increase 0.860[7]
very high · 39th
CurrencyEuro () (EUR)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+421
ISO 3166 codeSK
Internet TLD.sk and .eu

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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