Outline of Slovakia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Slovakia:

Slovakia – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe.^[1] Slovakia has a population of over five million and an area of 49,035 square kilometres (18,933 sq mi). The Slovak Republic borders 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 its capital, Bratislava. It is a member of the European Union.

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Slovakia or the Slovak Republic
• Official English country name: The Slovak Republic
• Common endonym(s): Slovensko
• Official endonym(s): Slovenská republika
• Adjectival(s): Slovak, Slovakian
• Demonym(s): Slovaks
• Etymology: Name of Slovakia
• International rankings of Slovakia
• ISO country codes: SK, SVK, 703
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SK
• Internet country code top-level domain: .sk

Geography of Slovakia

• Slovakia is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Europe
      • Central Europe
      • Eastern Europe
  • Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Slovakia
    • High: Gerlachovský štít 2,655 m (8,711 ft)
    • Low: Bodrog 94 m (308 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 1,474 km

 Hungary 676 km

 Poland 420 km

 Czech Republic 197 km

 Austria 91 km

 Ukraine 90 km

• Coastline: none

• Population of Slovakia: 5,404,784 (June 30, 2008) - 109th most populous country
• Area of Slovakia: 49,035 km²
• Atlas of Slovakia

Environment of Slovakia

• Climate of Slovakia
• Renewable energy in Slovakia
• Geology of Slovakia
• Protected areas of Slovakia
  • Biosphere reserves in Slovakia
  • National parks of Slovakia
• Wildlife of Slovakia
  • Fauna of Slovakia
    • Birds of Slovakia
    • Mammals of Slovakia

Natural geographic features of Slovakia

• Glaciers of Slovakia
• Islands of Slovakia
• Lakes of Slovakia
• Mountains of Slovakia
  • Volcanoes in Slovakia
• Rivers of Slovakia
  • Waterfalls of Slovakia
• Valleys of Slovakia
• World Heritage Sites in Slovakia

Regions of Slovakia

Administrative divisions of Slovakia

• Regions of Slovakia
  • Districts of Slovakia

Regions of Slovakia

Districts of Slovakia

Demography of Slovakia

Government and politics of Slovakia

Politics of Slovakia

• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
• Capital of Slovakia: Bratislava
• Elections in Slovakia

• Political parties in Slovakia

• Political scandals of Slovakia

Branches of the government of Slovakia

Executive branch of the government of Slovakia

• Head of state: President of Slovakia,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Slovakia,
• Cabinet of Slovakia

Legislative branch of the government of Slovakia

• Parliament of Slovakia (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Slovakia

• Supreme Court of Slovakia
• Constitutional Court of Slovakia

Foreign relations of Slovakia

• Diplomatic missions in Slovakia
• Diplomatic missions of Slovakia

International organization membership

The Slovak Republic is a member of:^[1]

Law and order in Slovakia

• Capital punishment in Slovakia
• Constitution of Slovakia
• Crime in Slovakia
• Human rights in Slovakia
  • LGBT rights in Slovakia
  • Freedom of religion in Slovakia
• Law enforcement in Slovakia
• Slovak mafia
• Prisons in Slovakia

Military of Slovakia

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Slovakia
• Forces
  • Army of Slovakia
  • Navy of Slovakia
  • Air Force of Slovakia
  • Special forces of Slovakia
• Military ranks of Slovakia

History of Slovakia

Main article: History of Slovakia, Timeline of the history of Slovakia, and Current events of Slovakia

• Economic history of Slovakia
• Military history of Slovakia

Culture of Slovakia

• Architecture of Slovakia
• Cuisine of Slovakia
• Festivals in Slovakia
• Languages of Slovakia
• Media in Slovakia
• Museums in Slovakia
• National symbols of Slovakia
  • Coat of arms of Slovakia
  • Flag of Slovakia
  • National anthem of Slovakia
• People of Slovakia
• Prostitution in Slovakia
• Public holidays in Slovakia
• Records of Slovakia
• Religion in Slovakia
  • Buddhism in Slovakia
  • Christianity in Slovakia
  • Hinduism in Slovakia
  • Islam in Slovakia
  • Judaism in Slovakia
  • Sikhism in Slovakia
• World Heritage Sites in Slovakia

Art in Slovakia

• Art in Slovakia
• Cinema of Slovakia
• Literature of Slovakia
• Music of Slovakia
• Television in Slovakia
• Theatre in Slovakia

Sports in Slovakia

• Football in Slovakia
• Slovakia at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Slovakia

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 56th (fifth-sixth)
• Agriculture in Slovakia
• Banking in Slovakia
  • National Bank of Slovakia
• Communications in Slovakia
  • Internet in Slovakia
• Companies of Slovakia
• Currency of Slovakia: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • ISO 4217: EUR
• Economic history of Slovakia
• Energy in Slovakia
  • Energy policy of Slovakia
  • Oil industry in Slovakia
• Health care in Slovakia
• Mining in Slovakia
• Slovakia Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Slovakia
• Transport in Slovakia
  • Airports in Slovakia
  • Rail transport in Slovakia
  • Roads in Slovakia
• Water supply and sanitation in Slovakia

Education in Slovakia

See also

Slovak language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• Index of Slovakia-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Slovakia-related topics
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Slovakia

General

• The Slovak Republic Government Office
• Google satellite map of Slovakia

Statistics

• CIA World Factbook - Slovakia
• Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

News

• The Slovak Spectator, English-speaking news magazine
• Slovakia today, English-language online newspaper