Area:
49,035 km², the Slovak Republic is situated in Central Europe, sharing borders with Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine and Hungary.
Official name:
Slovak Republic
Capital:
Bratislava (431,061 inhabitants)
Date of establishment:
1 January 1993 (after the split up of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic).
Political system:
Parliamentary Democracy. Constitution guarantees equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex, race, colour, language, faith, religion, political affiliation or con- viction, national or social origin, nationality or ethnic origin, property, birth or any other status. The President is the Head of State.
Administrative organisation:
8 higher territorial units, 8 regions, 79 districts, 2,933 municipalities.
Official language:
Slovak
Currency:
Euro (since 1 January 2009); 1 Euro (1 €) = 100 cents (100 c), banknotes issued in 500 €, 200 €, 100 €, 50 €, 20 €, 10 € and 5 € denominations; coins in 2 € and 1 € and 50 c, 20 c, 10 c, 5 c, 2 c and 1 c denominations.
Membership in international organizations:
EU (from 1 May 2004), NATO (from 29 March 2004), UN, OECD, OSCE, WHO, INTERPOL, etc.
