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Established form: republic
Type of government: parliamentary democracy
Formation date: 1. January 1993
EU member since: 1. May 2004
Membership in interantional organizations: OSN, OECD, WTO, V4, NATO, EU
President of the Slovak Republic: Ivan Gašparovič (since June 2004)
Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic: Robert Fico
Currency: Euro (€)
1 EUR = 100 cents
banknotes in denominations of 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 EUR
coins in denominations of 2, 1 EUR and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1 cents
The European Central Bank exchange rate (www.ecb.int)
Area: 49,035 km2
Population: 5,379,450 (2001 census)
Population density: 109.9 inhabitants per sq km
Official language: Slovak
Capital: Bratislava (population: 452,288)
Largest cities (by population): Bratislava: 452,288; Košice: 249,915, Prešov: 92,687; Nitra: 87,357; Žilina: 86,685; Banská Bystrica: 84,919
Self-governing regions: 8 self-governing regions (Bratislava, Trnava, Trenčín, Nitra, Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Prešov, Košice)
Geographical location: The Slovak Republic lies in central Europe. Relatively large differences in elevation are characteristic of Slovakia. Central and northern Slovakia is more mountainous; the Carpathian bow extends across these regions. The south and east of the country lie in the lowlands, an important agricultural area in Slovakia. The most important river is the Danube, which connects the capital Bratislava with two European metropolises – Vienna and Budapest.
Borders: Hungary (679 km), Poland (597.5 km), Czech Republic (265km), Austria (127.2 km), Ukraine (98 km)
Coordinates: Patince (47 43’ 55” [N] latitude), Oravská Polhora (49 36’ 54’ [N] latitude), Záhorská Ves (16 50’ 04” [E] longitude), Nová Sedlica (22 34’ 20” [E] longitude)
Maximum length: 428 km (Záhorská Ves [W] - Nová Sedlica [E])
Maximum breadth: 195 km (Štúrovo [S] – Skalité [N])
Elevation (min./max.): 95 m (Bodrog) – 2,656 m (Gerlach)
Nationalities: Slovak (85.6%), Hungarian (10.8%), Roma (1.8%), Czech(1.2%), Ruthenian (0.3%), Ukranian (0.3%), German (0.1%), Polish (0.1%), other (0.2%)
Religion: Roman Catholic (60.3%), Greek Catholic (3.4%), Evangelic (6.2%), Orthodox (0.6%), non-denominational (9.7%), no data (18.2%)
Climate: The Slovak Republic is located in a moderate zone with characteristic changes of season. The average daily temperature is -2ºC in winter and 21ºC in summer. The coldest month is January; the warmest are July and August. Snow remains on the ground an average of 130 days per year in the highest elevations.
Main agricultural crops: wheat, rye, corn, potatoes, sugar beets
Breeding: cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats
Main fields of industry: automobile industry, chemical industry, iron ore processing, fertilizers, plastics, brown coal mining
Natural resources: iron ore, mercury, copper, lead, zinc
Electric current: 230 V/50 Hz, outlets with safety peg
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