Slovakia Country Guide | Guide to Slovakia

Capital: Bratislava

Population: 5,401,000

Currency: Slovak koruna (SKK)

Religions: Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)

Government: parliamentary democracy

Languages: Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census)

Climate: temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters

Phone Code: 421