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Slovak Republic
🗺️ Bratislava, Slovakia
Capital city
📍 48.1486°, 17.1077°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalBratislava
TimezoneUTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population5.6M
Governmentparliamentary republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.sk
Internet Users90%
GDP per Capita$40,300
🌍 Geography
LocationCentral Europe, south of Poland
Size Comparisonabout 1.5 times the size of Maryland; about twice the size of New Hampshire
Climatetemperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Terrainrugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsSlovak 83.8%, Hungarian 7.8%, Romani 1.2%, other 1.8% (includes Czech, Ruthenian, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish), unspecified 5.4% (2021 est.)
ReligionsRoman Catholic 55.8%, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5.3%, Greek Catholic 4%, Reformed Christian 1.6%, other 3%, none 23.8%, unspecifie...
Median Age43.1 years
Life Expectancy77.2 years
National HolidayConstitution Day, 1 September (1992)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook