Slovakia

  • 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

    National flag

    National emblem

    State seal

    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

    Administrative divisionsEight regions that are also larger territorial units:

    1. Bratislava region
    2. Trnava region
    3. Nitra region
    4. Trenčín region
    5. Žilina region
    6. Banská Bystrica region
    7. Prešov region
    8. 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