STUDY IN  SLOVAKIA - About SLOVAKIA

General Information

Area: 49,035 km2

Population: 5.4 million (2013)

Capital: Bratislava

Ethnicity / Race: 80.7% Slovaks, 8.5% Hungarians, 2.0% Roma. 8.2% other (2013)

Language: Slovak

Currency: Euro

Religion: 62.0% Roman Catholic, 13% Atheist, 9 % Protestant,  (2011)

Time: +2 GMT

Electricity: Type C,E & F plugs. 230V, 50 Hz

Calling code: +421

Internet TLD: .sk

Geography

Location: Central Europe

Geographic coordinates: 48.1500° N, 17.1167° E

Climate: Slovakia maintains a continental temperate  climate leading to warm summers and cold winters. With highs of 37°C in the summer and lows of -20°C during the winter

Terrain: Slovakia is a predominantly  mountainous landscape with the largest lowland area being in the southwest of the country.

Elevation extreme:  Highest peaks in the country range close to and around 2500m above sea level, making for popular hiking and skiing sites.

Natural resources: Coal, Iron, Copper, Salt

Natural hazards: Flood

Government

Slovakia is a multiparty parliamentary democratic republic headed by a president who is publicly elected for a 5 year long term. Prime Ministers are appointed by the president and often hold most of the governmental power.

Slovakia holds a 150 seat pariment –National Council of the Slovak Republic. Slovakia is a member of the European Union, Eurozone, Schengen Area and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)