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SLOVAKIA
(SLOVAK
REPUBLIC) |
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| Capital: Bratislava (population 452,053)
Other cities: Kosice (population 240,915), Zilina
(86,685), Nitra (87,357), Presov (92,687), Banska Bystrica
(84,919)
Country phone code: +421
Time zone: GMT+2 (GMT+1 from last Sunday in Oct. to last
Saturday in Mar.) |
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| CURRENCY |
Monetary unit: Slovak crown (national code -
Sk, international code - SKK), 1 Sk = 100 hellers (halier, hal.)
Coins: 10 Sk, 5 Sk, 2 Sk, 1 Sk, 50 hal., 20 hal., 10 hal.
Notes: 5,000 Sk, 1,000 Sk, 500 Sk, 200 Sk, 100 Sk, 50 Sk,
20 Sk |
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| POPULATION |
Population: 5,387,665
Nationalities: Slovak (85.6%), Hungarian (10.8%), Romany
(1.8%), Czech (1.2%), Ruthenian (0.3%), Ukrainian (0.3%), German
(0.1%), Polish (0.1%), Other (0.2%)
Official language: Slovak
Religion: Roman Catholic (60.4%), Protestant (8.4%), Greek
Catholic (3.4%), Orthodox (0.7%), other 17.5%
Life expectancy: male: 69 years, female: 77 years
Unemployment rate: 10% |
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| GEOGRAPHY |
Area: 49,035 sq km (18,933 sq miles)
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| OTHER
INFORMATIONS |
Independence: Since January l, 1993
Government type: Parliamentary democracy
National Holidays: Jan 1, Jan 6, Easter Fri., Easter
Mon., May 1, May 8, July 5, Aug 29, Sept 1, Sept 15, Nov 1, Nov 17, Dec 24-26 |
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| LINKS |
The guide to Slovakia: www.slovakia.org
Travel informations: www.dowina.sk
German guide to Slovakia: slovakia-online.com |
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