Slovakia
 | Slovakia |  Population Government Economy Geography Communication Transportation | |
 Population | Top of page | |
| Inhabitants | Life expectancy | |
| 5,447,502 (July 2007 est.) | total population: 74.95 years
male: 71 years female: 79.11 years (2007 est.) | |
| Ethnic groups | Religions | |
| Slovak 85.8%, Hungarian 9.7%, Roma 1.7%, Ruthenian/Ukrainian 1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census) | Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census) | |
| Languages | Literacy | |
| Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6% male: 99.7% female: 99.6% (2001 est.) | |
 Government | Top of page | |
| Government type | Capital | |
| parliamentary democracy | Bratislava | |
| Independance | National day | |
| 1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia) | Constitution Day, 1 September (1992) | |
| Constitution | Legal system | |
| ratified 1 September 1992, effective 1 January 1993; changed in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president; amended February 2001 to allow Slovakia to apply for NATO and EU membership | civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; legal code modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and to expunge Marxist-Leninist legal theory | |
 Economy | Top of page | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity) | Growth rate | |
| $46.9 billion (2006 est.) | 6.4% (2006 est.) | |
| GDP per inhabitant | Unemployment rate | |
| $17,700 (2006 est.) | 10.2% (2006 est.) | |
| Population below poverty line | Inflation rate | |
| 21% (2002) | 4.4% (2006 est.) | |
| Exports | Imports | |
| $39.64 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) | $41.84 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) | |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | Currency | |
| $15.75 billion (2006 est.) | Slovak koruna (SKK) | |
| Military expenditures | ||
| 1.87% (2005 est.) | ||
 Geography | Top of page | |
| Location | Area | |
| Central Europe, south of Poland | 48,845 sq km | |
| Climate | Natural resources | |
| temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters | brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land | |
 Communication | Top of page | |
| Cellulars | Internet code | |
| 4.54 million (2005) | .sk | |
| Internet hosts | Internet users | |
| 210,758 (2006) | 2.5 million (2005) | |
 Transportation | Top of page | |
| Airports | Railways (in km) | |
| 36 (2006) | 3,662 km | |
| Roadways (in km) | Pipelines (in km) | |
| 42,993 km | gas 6,769 km; oil 416 km (2006) | |
