| Slovak Republic Slovenská Republika
Location central
Europe
Bordered By Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary
Area 19,000 sq mi
(49,000 sq km)
Highest Point Gerlachovsky Stit; 8,707
ft (2,654 m)
Lowest Point Bodrok River; 308 ft (94m)
Natural Resources brown coal and
lignite, iron ore, copper, manganese ore, salt, arable
land
Nationality Slovak
Population (July 2014 est) 5,443,383
Largest Cities Bratislava, Kosice
Ethnic Groups Slovak, Hungarian, Roma,
Ruthenian/Ukrainian
Religions Roman Catholic, Protestant,
Greek Catholic
Languages Slovak (official), Hungarian,
Roma, Ukrainian
Capital Bratislava
Form of Government parliamentary democracy
Current Constitution Adopted September
1998
Chief of State President Andrej Kiska (since
June 15, 2014)
Head of Government Prime Minister Robert Fico
(since April 4, 2012)
Cabinet appointed by the President on the
recommendation of the Prime Minister
Legislature unicameral National Council of the
Slovak Republic (Narodna Rada Slovenskej Republiky)
Judiciary Supreme Court; Constitutional Court;
Special Court
Local Administration 8 regions (kraje)
Currency Koruna
Per Capita Income $20,200
Principal Industries metal and metal
products, food and beverages, electricity, gas, coke,
oil, nuclear fuel, chemicals, manmade fibers, machinery,
paper, printing, earthenware and ceramics, transport
vehicles, textiles, electrical and optical apparatus,
rubber products
Agricultural Products grains, potatoes, sugar
beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle, poultry; forest
products
Export Commodities vehicles, machinery,
electrical equipment, base metals, chemicals, minerals,
plastics
Import Commodities machinery, transport
equipment, intermediate manufactured goods, fuels,
chemicals, miscellaneous manufactured goods
Independence Achieved
January 1, 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech
Republic and the Slovak Republic)
National Holiday Constitution Day;
September 1 (1992)
Flag three equal horizontal bands
of white, blue, and red, superimposed with the coat of
arms of Slovakia
SEE ALSO
Austria
Czech Republic
Poland
Hungary
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