SLOVAKIA
Country (long form) Slovak Republic
Capital Bratislava
Total Area 18,859.16 sq mi
48,845.00 sq km
(about twice the size of New Hampshire)
Population 5,414,937 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050 4,764,626
Languages Slovak
Literacy N/A% total, N/A% male, N/A% female
Religions Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%,
Protestant 8.4%, Orthodox 4.1%, other 17.5%
Life Expectancy 69.95 male, 78.2 female (2001 est.)
Government Type parliamentary democracy
Currency 1 koruna (Sk) = 100 halierov
GDP (per capita) $10,200 (2000 est.)
Industry metal and metal products; food and beverages;
electricity, gas, coke, oil, nuclear fuel; chemicals
and manmade fibers; machinery; paper and
printing; earthenware and ceramics; transport
vehicles; textiles; electrical and optical
apparatus; rubber products
Agriculture grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle,
poultry; forest products
Arable Land 31%
Natural Resources brown coal and lignite; small amounts of
iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land