Slovakia

General country information

Capital	Bratislava
Government	parliamentary democracy
Area	48845 km²
Population / Density	5455407 (July 2008 est.) / 111/km²
Currency	Slovak Koruna (SKK) currency converter
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$ 20300 (2007 est.)
HDI	0.863 (2005)
Official language(s)	Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census)
Religions	Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)
Climate	temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Interesting links	Country Insights - Centre for Intercultural Learning (Canada) Country information from the CIA-Website Country information from Wikipedia National Tourism Portal of Slovakia Slovakia.travel is the official travel and tourism guide of Slovakia. It offers interactive maps, tourism destinations, UNESCO sites and city guides from all over Slovakia, along with travel and transport information, information on accomodation facilities in Slovakia and lots of practical travel advice. Slovakia.org A guide to the Slovak Republic which covers basic information and in depth information on history, culture and society. TASR - Slovakia The News Agency of the Slovak Republic as the official national agency has several varieties of informative, documentary and picture resources available, as well as a large database of news services. ZSR - Railways of the Slovak Republic