Outline of Slovakia
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Slovakia:
Slovakia – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe.{{cite web|date=July 2, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/slovakia/|title=Slovakia|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=July 23, 2009}} Slovakia has a population of five and a half million and an area of {{convert|49036|km2|mi2}}.{{cite book|date=11 May 2017|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mgMICAAAQBAJ&dq=Area+of+Slovakia+49036km2&pg=PA293|title=Vulnerability and adaptation to the climate change| isbn=9789401736534 |access-date=2022-09-10| last1=Smith | first1=Joel B. | last2=Huq | first2=Saleemul | last3=Lenhart | first3=Stephanie | last4=Mata | first4=Luis José | last5=Nemesová | first5=Ivana | last6=Touré | first6=Sekou | publisher=Springer }} Slovakia borders the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The capital Bratislava is its largest city. It is a member of the European Union and of NATO.
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General reference
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- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Slovakia
- Official English country name: The Slovak Republic
- Common endonym(s): Slovensko
- Official endonym(s): Slovenská republika
- Adjectival(s): Slovak
- 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
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- Slovakia is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Europe
- Central Europe
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Slovakia
- High: Gerlachovský štít {{convert|2655|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Low: Bodrog {{convert|94|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Land boundaries: 1,474 km
::{{Flag|Hungary}} 676 km
::{{Flag|Poland}} 420 km
::{{Flag|Czech Republic}} 197 km
::{{Flag|Austria}} 91 km
::{{Flag|Ukraine}} 90 km
:* Coastline: none
- Population of Slovakia: 5,404,784 (June 30, 2008) - 109th most populous country
- Area of Slovakia: 49,036 km2
- Atlas of Slovakia
= Environment of Slovakia =
== Natural geographic features of Slovakia ==
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== Ecoregions of Slovakia ==
== Administrative divisions of Slovakia ==
=== Regions of Slovakia ===
=== Districts of Slovakia ===
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Government and politics of Slovakia
- Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Slovakia: Bratislava
- Elections in Slovakia
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== Executive branch of the government of Slovakia ==
== Legislative branch of the government of Slovakia ==
== Judicial branch of the government of Slovakia ==
= Foreign relations of Slovakia =
== International organization membership ==
The Slovak Republic is a member of:
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- Australia Group
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
- Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
- Central European Initiative (CEI)
- Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
- Council of Europe (CE)
- Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) (observer)
- Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- European Investment Bank (EIB)
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- European Union (EU)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Court (ICCt)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Energy Agency (IEA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
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- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest)
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
- Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
- Schengen Convention
- Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
- United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- Western European Union (WEU) (associate partner)
- World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Zangger Committee (ZC)
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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
- Slovak heraldry
- 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
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= Sports in Slovakia =
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
{{Portal|Slovakia|European Union}}
- 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
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References
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External links
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; General
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100619153852/http://www.government.gov.sk/9711/government-of-the-slovak-republic.php?menu=1290 The Slovak Republic Government Office]
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=h&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=48.828566,19.797363&spn=3.044754,7.470703&z=7 Google satellite map of Slovakia]
; Statistics
- [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/slovakia/ CIA World Factbook - Slovakia]
- [http://portal.statistics.sk/showdoc.do?docid=359 Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic]
; News
- [http://www.slovakspectator.sk/ The Slovak Spectator], English-speaking news magazine
- [http://www.sktoday.com/ Slovakia today], English-language online newspaper
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