Slovak RepublicSlovenska republika

FlagCoat of arms

Anthem: Nad Tatrou sa blyska
Lightning Over the Tatras
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Location of  Slovakia  (dark green)

? in Europe  (green & dark grey)
? in the European Union  (green)  ?  [Legend]
Capital
and largest cityBratislava
48°09′N 17°07′E? / ?48.150°N 17.117°E? / 48.150; 17.117
Official languagesSlovak
Ethnic groups (2011[1])

80.7% Slovaks

8.5% Hungarians

2.0% Roma

0.6% Czechs

0.6% Rusyns

7.0% others / unspecified

DemonymSlovak
GovernmentParliamentary republic
 - PresidentIvan Ga?parovi?
 - Prime MinisterRobert Fico
LegislatureNational Council
Independence
 - from Austria?Hungary
(as part of Czechoslovakia)28 October 1918 
 - from Czechoslovakia1 January 1993a 
Area
 - Total49,035 km2 (129th)
18,932 sq mi 
 - Water (%)negligible
Population
 - 2011 estimate5,445,324[2] (111th)
 - 2011 census5,397,036
 - Density111/km2 (88th)
287/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2012 estimate
 - Total$132.384 billion[3]
 - Per capita$24,284[3]
GDP (nominal)2012 estimate
 - Total$91.186 billion[3]
 - Per capita$16,726[3]
Gini (2005)26
low
HDI (2011) 0.834[4]
very high ・ 35th
CurrencyEuro (?)b (EURb)
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Drives on theright
Calling code+421c
ISO 3166 codeSK
Internet TLD.skd
a.Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; see Velvet Divorce.
b.Slovak koruna before 2009.
c.Shared code 42 with Czech Republic until 1997.
d.Also .eu, shared with other European Union member states.

The Slovak Republic (or, in short form, Slovakia i/slo??v??ki?/ or /sl??vaki?/; Slovak:  Slovensko (help・info), long form  Slovenska republika (help・info)) is a landlocked state in Central Europe.[5][6] It has a population of over five million and an area of about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi). Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is the capital, Bratislava, and the second largest is Ko?ice. Slovakia is a member state of the European Union, NATO, United Nations, OECD and WTO among others. The official language is Slovak, a member of the Slavic language family.