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Region: Central / Eastern Europe

Capital: Bratislava

Population: 5,494,128

Area Total: 48,845

Area Land: 48,800

Climate: Temperate; cool summers; cold,
cloudy, humid winters.
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Bratislava 423,737 2020
Kosice 236,563 2020
Presov 94,718 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Central / Eastern Europe
Population: 5,494,128
Area Total: 48,845km2
Area Land: 48,800km2
Coast Line: 0km
Capital: Bratislava
Climate: Temperate; cool summers; cold,
cloudy, humid winters.
Languages: Slovak (official)
Hungarian
Currency: 1 koruna (Sk$) = 100 halierov
Holiday: Slovak Constitution Day is 1 September (1992), Liberation of the Republic is 8 May


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 24.60°F
July: °C / 60.20°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 26.2"


Boundaries
Hungary 677 km
Poland 444 km
Czech Republic 214 km
Austria 91 km
Ukraine 90 km


Ethnic Divisions
Slovak 85.70%
Hungarian 10.60%
Roma 1.60%
Silesian 1.10%
Ruthenian and Ukrainian 0.60%
other 0.20%
German 0.10%
Polish 0.10%
German 0.10%


Religions
Roman Catholic 60.30%
other 17.50%
atheist 9.70%
Protestant 8.40%
Orthodox 4.10%

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