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Slovak Republic
Slovenska Republika
INTRODUCTION
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Background:
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In 1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-ruled 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 was invited to join NATO and the EU in 2002. |
GEOGRAPHY
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Location:
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Central Europe, south of Poland |
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Geographic coordinates:
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48 40 N, 19 30 E |
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Map references:
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Europe |
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Area:
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total: 48,845 sq km
water: 45 sq km land: 48,800 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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about twice the size of New Hampshire |
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Land boundaries:
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total: 1,524 km
border countries: Austria 91 km, Czech Republic 215 km, Hungary 677 km, Poland 444 km, Ukraine 97 km |
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Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked) |
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Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked) |
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Climate:
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temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters |
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Terrain:
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rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Bodrok River 94 m
highest point: Gerlachovsky Stit 2,655 m |
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Natural resources:
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brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land |
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Land use:
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arable land: 30.74%
permanent crops: 2.64% other: 66.62% (1998 est.) |
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Irrigated land:
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1,740 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
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NA |
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Environment - current issues:
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air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks; acid rain damaging forests |
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol |
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Geography - note:
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landlocked; most of the country is rugged and mountainous; the Tatra Mountains in the north are interspersed with many scenic lakes and valleys |
PEOPLE
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Population:
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5,430,033 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 17.8% (male 495,316; female 471,823)
15-64 years: 70.5% (male 1,903,335; female 1,924,065) 65 years and over: 11.7% (male 238,912; female 396,582) (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 35 years
male: 33.3 years female: 36.7 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.14% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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10.1 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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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: 0.6 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 8.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 9.39 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.43 years
male: 70.44 years female: 78.64 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.25 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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less than 100 (1999 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2001 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Slovak(s)
adjective: Slovak |
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Ethnic groups:
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Slovak 85.7%, Hungarian 10.6%, Roma 1.6% (the 1992 census figures underreport the Gypsy/Romany community, which is about 500,000), Czech, Moravian, Silesian 1.1%, Ruthenian and Ukrainian 0.6%, German 0.1%, Polish 0.1%, other 0.2% (1996) |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant 8.4%, Orthodox 4.1%, other 17.5% |
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Languages:
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Slovak (official), Hungarian |
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Literacy:
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definition: NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |