Name in Slovak:
Slovensko, Slovenská republika
Capital:
Bratislava
Population:
5 403 000 (in 2000)
Density of Population:
110,1 per/ km2
Total Area:
49 035 km2
National Holidays:
January, 1 (Establishment
of the Slovak Republic)
July, 5 (St. Cyril and
St. Methodius Day),
August, 29 (Slovak National Uprising Day),
September,
1 (Slovak Constitution Day),
November,
17 (Day of the fight
for Freedom and Democracy)
Public Holidays:
January, 6 (Epiphany),
Good Friday and Easter
Monday,
May, 1 (Labour Day),
May, 8 (Triumph over Fascism
Day),
September, 15 (Lady of Sorrows Day),
November, 1 (All Saints
Day),
December,
24 (Christmas Eve),
December, 25 (Christmas Day),
December, 26 (Second Day of
Christmas)
Official Language:
Slovak
Religion:
Roman-Catholic (60,40%),
Lutheran and Evangelist
of the Augsburg Confession (6, 2%),
Calvin (1,6%),
without
denomination (9,8%),
not
specified (17,4%)
Ethnic Composition:
Slovak (85,8%),
Hungarian (9,7%),
Roma (1,7%),
Czech (0,8%),
other (Ruthenian, Ukraine,
Russian, German, Polish – 2%)
Neighbours and borders:
Czech Republic (on the West,
251, 8 km),
Hungary (on the South, 668,6 km),
Poland
(on the
North, 547,1 km),
Austria (on the South-West, 106
km)
and Ukraine
(on the
East,
98,5
km)
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