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Slovakia
Official language
Slovak
Capital
Bratislava
President
Ivan Gašparovi?
Prime Minister
Mikuláš Dzurinda
Area  - Total  - % water
Ranked 128th 49,036 km˛ Negligible
Population  - Total (2004)  - Density
Ranked 103rd 5,379,455 109/km˛
Independence
January 1, 1993
HDI (2003)
0.849 (42nd) – high
Currency
Slovak crown (koruna)
Time zone  - in summer
CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2)
National anthem
Nad Tatrou sa blýska
Internet TLD
.sk
Calling Code
421 1
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Slovakia Information
History

Main article: History of Slovakia
The original Slavic population settled the general territory of Slovakia in the 5th century. Slovakia was the centre of Samo's empire in the 7th century. A proto-Slovak state, known as the Principality of Nitra, arose in the 8th century and became part of the core of Great Moravian Empire (called (Great) Slovak Empire by a minority of Slovak authors) in 833. The high point of this (Proto-)Slovak empire came with the arrival of Cyril and Methodius and the expansion under King Svätopluk.
After the disintegration of Hungary (down to present-day Vác (in Slovak Vacov), Visegrád (Višegrad/Vyšehrad), Miskolc (Miškovec)). A major portion of the nobility in the kingdom was of Slovak origin.
After the Hungary in the early 16th century, the center of the Kingdom of Hungary (renamed Royal Hungary now) shifted towards Slovakia, and Bratislava (known as Pressburg/Pressporek/Posonium/Posony at that time) became its capital in 1536. By the end of the 18th century, Slovakia's influence decreased.
In the Hungary within the Austrian monarchy, but eventually they failed to achieve this aim.
During the Austro-Hungarian Empire, from 1867 to 1918, Slovaks experienced severe oppression in the form of Hungarisation (Magyarisation) promoted by the government. For example, all three Slovak high schools were closed in 1874/1875 and the Matica slovenská in 1875.
In 1918, Slovakia joined the regions of Bohemia and neighbouring Moravia to form Czechoslovakia. During the chaos following the breakup of Austria-Hungary, a Slovak Soviet Republic was created for a very brief period. Czechoslovakia lasted until it was broken up by the Munich Agreement of 1938, when Slovakia became a separate republic that would be tightly controlled by Nazi Germany. After World War II, Czechoslovakia was reassembled and came under the influence of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact from 1945 onward.
The end of communist rule in Czechoslovakia in Czech Republic went their separate ways after January 1, 1993, an event sometimes called the Velvet Divorce. Slovakia became a member of the European Union in May 2004.
See also: Bratislava - History, and History of Bratislava

Administrative divisions

Main article: Regions of Slovakia
As for administrative division, Slovakia is subdivided into 8 kraje (singular - kraj, usually translated as regions, but actually meaning rather county), each of which is named after their principal city. As for territorial division and the definition of self-governing entities, since 2002, Slovakia is divided into eight Upper-Tier Territorial Units (sg. vyšší územný celok, pl. vyššie územné celky, abbr. VÚC) called samosprávny kraj (Self-governing (or: autonomous) Region):


Bratislava)
Trnava Region (Trnavský kraj) (see also Trnava)
Tren?ín Region (Tren?iansky kraj) (see also Tren?ín)
Nitra Region (Nitriansky kraj) (see also Nitra)
Žilina Region (Žilinský kraj) (see also Žilina)
Banská Bystrica Region (Banskobystrický kraj) (see also Banská Bystrica)
Prešov Region (Prešovský kraj) (see also Prešov)
Košice Region (Košický kraj) (see also Košice)

(the word kraj can be replaced by samosprávny kraj in each case)
The "kraje" are subdivided into many okresy (sg. okres, usually translated as districts). Slovakia currently has 79 districts.
See also:

List of traditional regions of Slovakia
List of tourism regions of Slovakia
Map of Slovakia
Map of Slovakia

Map of Slovakia

Economy

Main article: Economy of Slovakia
Slovakia has mastered much of the difficult transition from a centrally planned economy to a modern market economy. The Slovak government made progress in 2001 in macroeconomic stabilisation and structural reform. Major privatisations are nearly complete, the banking sector is almost completely in foreign hands, and foreign investment has picked up. Slovakia's economy exceeded expectations in the early 2000s, despite recession in key export markets.
Revival of domestic demand in 2002, partly due to a rise in real wages, offset slowing export growth to help drive the economy to its strongest expansion since 1998. Solid domestic demand boosted economic growth to 4.4 % in 2002. Strong export growth, in turn, pushed economic growth to a still-strong 4.2 % in 2003, despite a downturn in household consumption. Th? estimated GDP growth was around 5.7 % in 2005 and it is expected to reach around 6 % in 2006.
Unemployment, rising from 14.9 % at the end of 1998 to 19.2 % at the end of 2001 (seasonally adjusted harmonised rate) during the radical reforms introduced by the Slovak government since 1999, decreased again to 11.8 % (January 2006).
Inflation dropped from an average annual rate of 12.0 % in 2000 to just 3.3 % in the election year 2002, but it rose again in 2003-2004 due to necessary increases in taxes and regulated prices. Nonetheless, CPI fell below 3 % in 2005.
Slovakia plans to adopt the Euro currency on 1 January 2009 and has already entered the ERM for this purpose.
In a survey of the German Chamber of Commerce held in March 2004, as much as 50 % of German enterpreneurs chose Slovakia as the best place for investment.

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Coat of Arms of Slovakia
Communications in Slovakia
Education in Slovakia
Foreign relations of Slovakia
Economy of Slovakia
History of ice hockey in Slovakia
List of national parks of Slovakia
List of rivers in Slovakia
List of rulers of Slovakia
List of Slovaks
List of tourism regions of Slovakia
List of towns in Slovakia
List of traditional regions of Slovakia
Military of Slovakia
Ski and winter sports in Slovakia
Slovak euro coins
Slovenský skauting
Transportation in Slovakia
Namedays in Slovakia





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