Official name: Slovak Republic
Date of the republic's establishment: 1.1.1993
State symbols: state symbol, state flag, state seal, national anthem
State organisation: republic
Political system: parliamentary democracy
Territorial division:
8 Higher Territorial Units
8 regions (Bratislava, Trnava, Nitra, Trenčín, Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Prešov, Košice)
79 districts
138 towns and 2933 municipalities
Capital city: Bratislava (population 431 061)
Regional cities: Bratislava, Trnava, Nitra, Trenčín, Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Prešov, Košice
Official language: Slovak
Neighbouring countries: Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria
Area: 49 035 km2
Population: 5 379 455
Population density: 109/km2
Ethnicity of the population: Slovak (85.8%), Hungarian (9.7%), Romany (1.7%), Czech (0.8%), Rusyn, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish and others (2%)
President of the republic: Doc. JUDr. Ivan Gašparovič, CSc., Dr.h.c.
Prime Minister: Prof. PhDr. Iveta Radičová, PhD.
Currency: Euro, 1 € = 100 cents
Membership of international organisations: EU, NATO UN, UNESCO, OECD, OBSE, CERN, WHO, INTERPOL etc.
