Outline of Slovakia
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Slovakia:
The location of Slovakia
An enlargeable map of the Slovak Republic
Slovakia – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe.[1] Slovakia has a population of over five million and an area of 49,035 square kilometres (18,933 sq mi). Slovakia borders the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The capital Bratislava is its largest city. It is a member of the European Union.
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of Slovakia
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Slovakia
- Official English country name: The Slovak Republic
- Common endonym(s): Slovensko
- Official endonym(s): Slovenská republika
- Adjectival(s): Slovak, Slovakian
- Demonym(s): Slovaks
- Etymology: Name of Slovakia
- International rankings of Slovakia
- ISO country codes: SK, SVK, 703
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SK
- Internet country code top-level domain: .sk
Geography of Slovakia
An enlargeable topographic map of Slovakia
- Slovakia is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Slovakia
- High: Gerlachovský štít 2,655 m (8,711 ft)
- Low: Bodrog 94 m (308 ft)
- Land boundaries: 1,474 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of Slovakia: 5,404,784 (June 30, 2008) - 109th most populous country
- Area of Slovakia: 49,035 km2
- Atlas of Slovakia
Environment of Slovakia
An enlargeable satellite image of Slovakia
- Climate of Slovakia
- Renewable energy in Slovakia
- Geology of Slovakia
- Protected areas of Slovakia
- Biosphere reserves in Slovakia
- National parks of Slovakia
- Wildlife of Slovakia
Natural geographic features of Slovakia
- Glaciers of Slovakia
- Islands of Slovakia
- Lakes of Slovakia
- Mountains of Slovakia
- Volcanoes in Slovakia
- Rivers of Slovakia
- Waterfalls of Slovakia
- Valleys of Slovakia
- World Heritage Sites in Slovakia
Regions of Slovakia
Ecoregions of Slovakia
List of ecoregions in Slovakia
- Ecoregions in Slovakia
Administrative divisions of Slovakia
Administrative divisions of Slovakia
Regions of Slovakia
Districts of Slovakia
Demography of Slovakia
Government and politics of Slovakia
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Slovakia: Bratislava
- Elections in Slovakia
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| In the European Parliament (13 seats) |
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- Political scandals of Slovakia
Branches of the government of Slovakia
Executive branch of the government of Slovakia
- Head of state: President of Slovakia,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Slovakia,
- Cabinet of Slovakia
Legislative branch of the government of Slovakia
- Parliament of Slovakia (unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Slovakia
Court system of Slovakia
- Supreme Court of Slovakia
- Constitutional Court of Slovakia
Foreign relations of Slovakia
- Diplomatic missions in Slovakia
- Diplomatic missions of Slovakia
International organization membership
The Slovak Republic is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Slovakia
Military of Slovakia
Military of Slovakia
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Slovakia
- Navy of Slovakia
- Air Force of Slovakia
- Special forces of Slovakia
- Military ranks of Slovakia
Local government in Slovakia
Local government in Slovakia
History of Slovakia
- Timeline of the history of Slovakia
- Current events of Slovakia
- Economic history of Slovakia
- Military history of Slovakia
Culture of Slovakia
- Architecture of Slovakia
- Cuisine of Slovakia
- Festivals in Slovakia
- Languages of Slovakia
- Media in Slovakia
- Museums in Slovakia
- National symbols of Slovakia
- Coat of arms of Slovakia
- Flag of Slovakia
- National anthem of Slovakia
- People of Slovakia
- Prostitution in Slovakia
- Public holidays in Slovakia
- Records of Slovakia
- Religion in Slovakia
- Buddhism in Slovakia
- Christianity in Slovakia
- Hinduism in Slovakia
- Islam in Slovakia
- Judaism in Slovakia
- Sikhism in Slovakia
- World Heritage Sites in Slovakia
Art in Slovakia
- Art in Slovakia
- Cinema of Slovakia
- Literature of Slovakia
- Music of Slovakia
- Television in Slovakia
- Theatre in Slovakia
Economy and infrastructure of Slovakia
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 56th (fifth-sixth)
- Agriculture in Slovakia
- Banking in Slovakia
- Communications in Slovakia
- Internet in Slovakia
- Companies of Slovakia
- Currency of Slovakia: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
- Economic history of Slovakia
- Energy in Slovakia
- Energy policy of Slovakia
- Oil industry in Slovakia
- Health care in Slovakia
- Mining in Slovakia
- Slovakia Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Slovakia
- Transport in Slovakia
- Airports in Slovakia
- Rail transport in Slovakia
- Roads in Slovakia
- Water supply and sanitation in Slovakia
Education in Slovakia
See also
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Slovak language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- Index of Slovakia-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Slovakia-related topics
- Member state of the European Union
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
References
- "Slovakia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
- General
- Statistics
- News
- The Slovak Spectator, English-speaking news magazine
- Slovakia today, English-language online newspaper
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