Facts and Figures
Full name: Republic of Slovakia
Nationality
noun: Slovak(s)
adjective: Slovak
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Area
total: 48,845 sq km
land: 48,800 sq km
water: 45 sq km
Population: 5,431,363 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups
Slovak 85.8%
Hungarian 9.7%
Roma 1.7%
Ruthenian/Ukrainian 1%
other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census):
Capital: Bratislava, population – 450,000
Largest Cities
Koshice – 240,000
Presov – 9,000
Nitra – 90,000
Jilina – 87,000
Banska Bistricav – 85,000
Official Language
Slovak (official) 83.9%
Hungarian 10.7%
Roma 1.8%
Ukrainian 1%
other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census)
Religion
Roman Catholic 68.9%
Protestant 10.8%
Greek Catholic 4.1%
other or unspecified 3.2%
none 13% (2001 census)
Political system: parliamentary democracy
GDP: purchasing power parity – $78.89 billion
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $14,500 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 5.3%
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 3.5%
industry: 30.1%
services: 66.4% (2004 est.) :
Inflation: 7.5 %
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