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Business in Slovakia: Country and People
Here you will get to know more about the administrative structure, the population as well as geographic data of Slovakia...
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General administrative structure |
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Official flag of the Slovak Republic
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Conventional short form:
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Slovakia (Slovensko)
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Conventional long form:
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Slovak Republic (Slovenska Republika)
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Total area (km²): 1)
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48.845 km²
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Population: 1)
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5.455.407 (July 2008 est.)
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Capital:
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Bratislava
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Government type: 1)
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parliamentary democracy
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Chief of state: 1)
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President Ivan Gasparovic (since 15 June 2004)
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Head of government: 1)
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Prime Minister Robert Fico (since 4 July 2006)
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Administrative districts:
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8 regions (kraje, singular: kraj) |
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- Banskobystricky
- Bratislavsky
- Kosicky
- Nitriansky
- Presovsky
- Trenciansky
- Trnavsky
- Zilinsky
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Official language:
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Slovak
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Currency (code):
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Euro (since 1st January 2009)
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Country code:
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00421
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Country symbol:
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SK
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Internet country code:
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.sk
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National holiday:
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1 September (1992)
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Age structure (2008 est.):1)
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0-14 years:
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16.1% (m: 448.083; f: 427.643) |
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15-64 years:
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71.7% (m: 1.947.112; f: 1.961.788) |
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65 years and over:
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12.3% (m: 250.787; f: 419.994) |
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Median age (2008 est.): 1)
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total:
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36.8 years |
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male:
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34.8 years |
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female:
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38.2 years |
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| Languages: 1) |
- Slovak (official)
- besides: Hungarian (widespread), Roma and Ukrainian
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6.068.000 (2007) |
| Internet hosts: 1) |
821.816 (2007) |
| Internet user: 1) |
2.350.000 (2007)
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Geographic location:
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Central Europe; south of Poland
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Land boundaries: 1)
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1.524 km
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Border countries:
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- Austria: 91 km
- Poland: 444 km
- Czech Republic: 215 km
- Ukraine: 97 km
- Hungary: 677 km
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Coastline: 1)
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0 km
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Natural resources: 1)
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brown coal; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land
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Climate: 1)
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temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
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Sources of information:
1) CIA World Factbook, updated on 9 October, 2008
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kindly supported by Creditreform s.r.o., Bratislava
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