Area: 49.049 Km˛
Population: 5.415.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 110 pop/Km˛

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Bratislava (451.000 pop.)
Major cities: Kosice 240.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Slovak 89%, Hungarian 9%, Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian and others 2%
Border countries: Poland NORTH, Czech Republic and Austria WEST, Hungary SOUTH, Ukraine EAST

Principal mountains: Mount Gerlach 2655 m
Principal rivers: Danubio 2860 Km (total, with german, austrian, hungarian, croatian, serbian, romanian, bulgarian and ukrainian tracts), Vah 390 Km
Principal lakes: Lake Orava
Principal islands: -
Climate: Continental

Language: Slovak (official), Hungarian
Religion: Catholic 70%, Protestant 20%
Currency: Slovak koruna (SKK)

Useful Links: SlovakiaTravels.com 

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