Slovak Republic - Geography & Population


The Slovak Republic/ Slovakia (short form)
Official language: Slovak
Capital city: Bratislava (population 428 672)
Neighbouring countries: Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria
Coordinates: 48 40 N, 19 30 E
Area: 49 035 km2
Population: 5 379 455 (51.4% women)
Population density: 109/km2
Ethnicity of the population: Slovak (85.8%), Hungarian (9.7%), Romany (1.7%), Czech (0.8%), Rusyn, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish and others (2%)
Population by religion: Roman Catholic (68.9%), Evangelical (6.9%), Greek Catholic (4.1%), Reform Christian (2%), undetermined (2.2%), atheist (13.7%)
President of the republic: Andrej Kiska
Prime Minister: Robert Fico
State organisation: republic
Political system: parliamentary democracy
Currency: EURO
Membership of international organisations:
EU, NATO, UN, CE, UNESCO, OECD, OBSE, CERN, WHO, INTERPOL etc.







