Slovakia March 11, 2020 Austria-Hungary , Banská Bystrica , Bratislava , Carpathian Mountains , Central Europe , Czechia , Czechoslovakia , Danube , Eastern Europe , Euro , Euro zone , Europe , European Union , fleuve Danube , gas , gas pipeline , Košice , Kriváň , landlocked country , NATO , Nitra , OECD , Prešov , Slovak , Slovakia , Trenčín , Trnava , Visegrád Group , Žilina Official name Slovak Republic Name in local language Slovenská republika (sk) Continent Europe Subcontinent European Union Population (ranking: 119e ) 5,450,421 inhabitants (2019) Population growth 0.13 % / year Area 49,034 km² Density 111.16 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 65e )106.472 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 19,547 $USD (2018) GDP growth 4.10 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 77.40 years (2018) Birth rate 10.69 ‰ (2017) Fertility rate 1.48 children / woman (2016) Death rate (ranking ) 9.91 ‰ (2017) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 4.54 ‰ (2017) Literacy rate 100.00 % (2019) Official languages Slovak Currency Euro (€ EUR) HDI (ranking: 55e )0.857 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )70.76 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary republic Head of State President Zuzana Čaputová National Day 1 January (Slovak Republic) ISO Codes SK, SVK Demonym Slovak Tourists (ranking ) 2,162,384 people (2017)
Slovakia is a country located in central Europe, in the heart of continental Europe and east of the European Union, of which it has been a member since 2004. Its border countries are Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest and the Czechia to the northwest. From October 28, 1918 to March 21, 1939, and from April 4, 1945 to December 31, 1992, she was part of Czechoslovakia.
Bratislava, capitale of Slovakia. Photo: Marc Ryckaert Kriváň Peak (2494 m), Slovakia. Photo: Kristian Slimak Urban areas (2019) Urban areas Population Bratislava 659,597 inhabitants Košice 367,712 inhabitants Prešov 175,038 inhabitants Nitra 161,441 inhabitants Žilina 157,807 inhabitants Trnava 132,130 inhabitants Trenčín 114,376 inhabitants Banská Bystrica 110,941 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Regions (Kraje) Population Area Banská Bystrica (Banskobystrický) 647,874 inhabitants 9,454 km² Bratislava (Bratislavský) 659,597 inhabitants 2,053 km² Košice (Košický) 800,414 inhabitants 6,754 km² Nitra (Nitriansky) 676,672 inhabitants 6,344 km² Prešov (Prešovský) 825,022 inhabitants 8,973 km² Trenčín (Trenčiansky) 585,883 inhabitants 4,502 km² Trnava (Trnavský) 563,591 inhabitants 4,146 km² Žilina (Žilinský) 691,368 inhabitants 6,809 km²
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