Learn everything you need to know about Slovakia in under 2 minutes!
Est. Population:
5,445,802
Demonym:
Slovak
Religions:
Roman Catholic (78.7%)
Protestant (10.8%)
Atheist (7.0%)
Other Christian (2.1%)
Orthodox (1.2%)
Largest City:
Bratislava (422,932)
Other Cities:
Košice (239,200)
Region:
Central Europe
Bodies of Water:
None (Landlocked)
Total Area:
49,035 km2 (98.1% land, 1.9% water)
Total Land:
1,474 km
Total Coastline:
0 km (Landlocked)
Climate
Temperate
Terrain:
Mostly rugged mountains
Lowlands in the south
Highest Point
Gerlachovsky Stit (2,655 m)
Lowest Point
Bodrok River (94 m)
Type:
Parliamentary Democracy
Head of State:
President Zuzana Caputova
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Igor Matovič
Admin. Divisions
8 Regions
Independence:
1 January 1993 (from Czechoslovakia)
Nat'l Symbol:
Cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius surmounting three peaks
Nat'l Anthem:
Nad Tatrou sa blýska
GDP Per Capita
$29,700 (USD)
Currency
€ (Euro)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = € (Euro)0.86
Internet Code
.sk
Telephone Code
+421
Episode 70 - Slovakia
Posted on Tuesday April 03, 2018
Cuisine is based on pork meat, poultry, cabbage, and dairy products.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lo.html (Majority of information)
http://bit.ly/2g88lyl (City population data)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/LO (Ethnic and religious data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 30 November 2016