| Europe > Central Europe > Slovakia | |
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| Official Name Slovak Republic | |
| Region Europe | |
| Sub-Region Central Europe | |
| Capital Bratislava | |
| Currency Euro (EUR) | |
| Independence Day 17 Jul 1992: Declaration of Independence in 1992 (only a remembrance day), de jure independence came on January 1, 1993 after the division of Czechoslovakia (public holiday). | |
| Liberation Day 8 May 1945: Liberation from Nazi Germany | |
| Population 5,415,949 | |
| Nationality Slovak | |
| Ethnic Group 80.7% Slovaks, 8.5% Hungarians, 2.0% Roma, 0.6% Czechs, 0.6% Rusyns, 0.1% Ukrainians, 0.1% Germans, 0.1% Poles, 0.1% Moravians, 7.2% unspecified | |
| Area 49,037 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine | |
| Time Zone CET (UTC+1) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 48.67, Longitude 19.50 | |
| Dialing Code +421 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code SK | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code SVK | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 703 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee SVK | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .sk | |