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Slovakia

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Background :

The dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I allowed the Slovaks to join the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once more became free. The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed to separate peacefully on 1 January 1993. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004 and the euro area on 1 January 2009. 

Location :

Central Europe, south of Poland 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

48 40 N, 19 30 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 16.85
North 49.60
East 22.57
South 47.73

Area :

total 49 035 square km
land 48 105 square km
water 930 square km

Coastline :

0.00 km

Climate :

temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters 

Terrain :

rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 94 metres
highest point 2 655 metres

Natural resources :

brown coal and lignite

Land use :

arable land 29.23 %
permanent crops 2.67 %
other 68.10 %

Irrigated land :

1 830 square km

current issues :

air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks; acid rain damaging forests 

international agreements :

Air Pollution Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants Air Pollution-Sulfur 85
Air Pollution-Sulfur 94 Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds
Antarctic Treaty Biodiversity
Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Desertification Endangered Species
Environmental Modification Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Wetlands
Whaling

Population :

5 463 046 

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.14 %
Birth rate 10.60 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.35 children born/woman
Death rate 9.53 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 0.30 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 15.80 %
15-64 years 71.70 %
65 years and over 12.50 %

Median age :

total 36.90 years
male 35.20 years
female 38.60 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.60 male(s)/female
total population 0.94 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 6.84 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 75.40 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 71.47 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 79.53 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.10 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 200
HIV-AIDS deaths 100

Religions :

Roman Catholic 68.90 %
Protestant 10.80 %
Greek Catholic 4.10 %
other 3.20 %
none 13.00 %

Languages :

Slovak 83.90 %
Hungarian 10.70 %
Roma 1.80 %
Ukrainian 1.00 %

Literacy :

total population 99.60 %
male 99.70 %
female 99.60 %

Country name :

conventional long form Slovak Republic
conventional short form Slovakia
local long form Slovenska Republika
local short form Slovensko

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 SK
ISO Numeric 703
ISO3 SVK
FIPS LO
ccTLD sk
English Slovakia

Administrative divisions :

8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj); Banskobystricky, Bratislavsky, Kosicky, Nitriansky, Presovsky, Trenciansky, Trnavsky, Zilinsky 

Capital :

name Bratislava
geographic coordinates 48 09 N, 17 07 E
time difference 1.00
daylight saving time 1

International organization participation :

Australia Group BIS
BSEC (observer) CBSS (observer)
CE CEI
CERN EAPC
EBRD EIB
EU FAO
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICC
ICCt ICRM
IDA IEA
IFC IFRCS
ILO IMF
IMO IMSO
IOC IOM
IPU ISO
ITU ITUC
Interpol MIGA
NATO NEA
NSG OAS (observer)
OECD OIF (observer)
OPCW OSCE
PCA SECI (observer)
Schengen Convention UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNFICYP UNIDO
UNTSO UNWTO
UPU WCO
WEU (associate partner) WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO
ZC

Independence :

1993-01-01 

National holiday :

Constitution Day

1992-09-01

Executive branch :

President Ivan GASPAROVIC Prime Minister Robert FICO

Legislative branch :

Smer 29.10 %
SDKU 18.40 %
SMK 11.70 %
SNS 11.70 %
LS-HZDS 8.80 %
KDH 8.30 %
other 12.00 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 115 300 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 88 300 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -4.90 %
PPP - per capita 21 100 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 7.80 %
industry 79.60 %
services 12.60 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 4.00 %
industry 39.00 %
services 56.90 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 2 641 000 people
Unemployment rate 11.80 %
Population below poverty line 21.00 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 26.00
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1.60 %
Investment (gross fixed) 24.50 % of GDP
Current account balance - 3 408 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 18 780 000 000 $
Debt external 52 530 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 2 267 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 45 750 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 5 079 000 000 $
Military expenditures 1.87 % of GDP
Public debt 34.60 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 3.10 %
highest 10% 20.90 %

Budget :

revenues 28 310 000 000 $
expenditures 32 939 999 999 $

Agriculture - products :

cattle forest
fruits grain
hops pigs
potatoes poultry
sugar beets

Industries :

beverages ceramics
chemicals and manmade fibers coke
earthenware electrical and optical apparatus
electricity food
gas machinery
metal and metal products nuclear fuel
oil paper
printing rubber products
textiles transport vehicles

Energy :

Electricity Production 26 530 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 26 810 000 000 kWh
Electricity Exports 8 891 000 000 kWh
Electricity Imports 9 412 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 14 000 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 84 990 bbl/day
Oil Exports 74 070 bbl/day
Oil Imports 148 600 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 9 000 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 102 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 6 308 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Exports 186 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Imports 6 266 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 14 160 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

45 050 000 000 $

Commodities :

base metals chemicals and minerals
machinery and electrical equipment plastics
vehicles

Value :

46 470 000 000 $

Partners :

Germany (de) 20.00 %
Czech Republic (cz) 17.80 %
Russia (ru) 10.60 %
Hungary (hu) 6.90 %
South Korea 5.20 %
Austria (at) 5.00 %
Poland (pl) 4.90 %
China (cn) 4.20 %

Commodities :

chemicals fuels
intermediate manufactured products machinery and transportation equipment
miscellaneous manufactured products

Currency-name :

Slovak koruna 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 1 098 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 5 520 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 22
Television broadcast stations 37
Internet Country code (ccTLD) sk
Internet Hosts 867 615
Internet Users 3 566 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 20
Heliports 1
Pipelines - gas 6 769 km
Pipelines - oil 416 km
Roadways - total 43 761 km
Roadways - expressways 316 km
Roadways - paved 38 085 km
Roadways - unpaved 5 676 km
Railways 3 622 km
Waterways 172 km

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