SLOVAKIA – THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It was formed on 1 January 1993 by the division of Czechoslovakia. The constitution of the Slovak Republic was signed on 3 September 1992 in the Knights' Hall of Bratislava Castle. Slovakia borders the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Ukraine and Poland. Since 1 May 2004, Slovakia has been a member of the European Union, since 21 December 2007 a member of the Schengen Area, and since 1 January 2009 a member of the Eurozone.
Basic information
| Name of the country in Slovak | Slovenská republika (long form), Slovensko (short form) |
| Capital city | Bratislava |
| Largest city | Bratislava (by population) |
| Official language | Slovak |
| Form of government | Republic |
| Political system | Parliamentary democracy |
| Date of establishment of Republic | 1 January 1993 |
| President | Andrej Kiska |
| Prime Minister | Robert Fico |
| Area | 49 035 km2 |
| Population | 5,429,763 (as of 30 June 2010) |
| Population density | 109/km2 |
| Ethnic structure of population | Slovak (85.8 %), Hungarian (9.7 %), Romany (1.7 %), Czech (0.8 %), Ruthenian, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish and other nationalities (2 %) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic (68.9 %), Protestant (6.9 %), Greek Catholic (4.1 %), Reformed Christian (2 %), smaller churches (1.95%), unregistered churches (0.14%), without affiliation (13.0%), not identified (3%) |
| Currency | euro (€, EUR), until 31 December 2008 the Slovak koruna (Sk, SKK) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| Summer time | CEST (UTC+2) |
| International code | SVK / SK |
| International license plate | SK |
| Internet domain | .sk, .eu (shared with other EU members) |
| Dialling code | 421 |
| Membership in international organisations | EU, NATO, UN, UNESCO, OECD, OSCE, CERN, WHO, INTERPOL, etc. |
National symbols
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| National flag | National emblem | State seal |
National anthem
Nad Tatrou sa blýska
Nad Tatrou sa blýska,
hromy divo bijú.
Zastavme ich, bratia,
veď sa ony stratia,
Slováci ožijú.
To Slovensko naše
posiaľ tvrdo spalo.
Ale blesky hromu
vzbudzujú ho k tomu,
aby sa prebralo.
Wikipedia contains translation of the Slovak national anthem to other languages, in the different language versions of the article "Nad Tatrou sa blýska" http://sk.wikipedia.org).
Musical notation and audio files (sung and instrumental versions) can be found here.
Administrative divisions
Eight regions that are also larger territorial units:
- Bratislava region
- Trnava region
- Nitra region
- Trenčín region
- Žilina region
- Banská Bystrica region
- Prešov region
- Košice region
- 79 districts
- 138 cities
- 2933 villages.
A video in style "Happy" about the beauties of the mountains of the High Tatras in Slovakia
Slovakia asmall big country
The video about Slovakia
The video about Slovakia
The Journery of Slovakia to the EU