Official name
Slovak Republic
Name in local language
Slovenská republika (sk)
Continent
Europe
Subcontinent
European Union
Population (ranking: 120e )
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: 56e )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
See also
