Slovakia

Introduction

Capital: Bratislava

Population

Total Population: 5,400,000

Annual growth rate: 0.1%

Density: 112 inhab./km²

Urban population: 56.4%

Population of main cities excluding suburbs: Bratislava (430,000); Kosice (230,000); Presov (90,000); Zilina (85,000); Nitra (85,000).

Ethnic Origins: 85.8% Slovaks, 9.7% Hungarians, 1.7% Romanies, 1% Ukrainians, Others 1.8%.

Official Language: The official language of Slovakia is Slovak which is spoken by 85% of the population.

Other languages spoken: It is important to note that other languages are used in this country such as Hungarian, Ukrainian, Polish and Czech. Hungarians represent the largest minority in Slovakia, with more than 10% of the total population. Most Hungarians speak their mother tongue and live in the south of the country. Finally, Czechs represent the third national minority and keep their own language: Czech.

Business language: Slovak, German and English.

Religion: Catholics 60%, Protestants 8.5%, Orthodox 4%, Others 17.5%.

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Bratislava

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Country overview

Area: 49,030 km²

Type of State: A Republic based on parliamentary democracy.

Type of economy: Upper-middle-income economy, OECD member, Ex-Transition country.
Leading world producer of cars per inhabitant; heavily dependent on Russia for energy.

HDI*: 0.863

HDI (world rank): 42/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Slovakia, dial 00
To call in Slovakia, dial 421

Internet suffix: .sk

Computers: 35.7 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 21.4 per 100 inhabitants

Internet users: 8.8 per 100 inhabitants