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Slovakia

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Slovakia
AREA
49,034 sq km (18,933 sq miles).
POPULATION
5,393,000 (1998).
POPULATION DENSITY
109.9 per sq km.
CAPITAL
Bratislava.
CAPITAL POPULATION
449,547 (1998).
GEOGRAPHY
The Slovak Republic is situated in Central Europe, sharing frontiers with the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Hungary and Ukraine. Mountains, lowlands, canyons, lakes, cave formations, forests and meadows provide many examples of Slovakia's year-round natural beauty. Slovakia is a small country but its terrain varies impressively from lowlands to mountain ranges. Almost a half of the country is taken up by the Carpathian Arc, a range of mountains stretching across the north. The smaller ranges include the Lesser Carpathians, White Carpathians, Malá (Lesser) Fatra, Vel'ká (Greater) Fatra, High and Low Tatras and the Slovenské rudohorie Mountains (Slovak Ore Mountains).
GOVERNMENT
Republic since 1993. Head of State: President Rudolf Schuster since 1999. Head of Government: Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda since 1998.
LANGUAGE
The official language is Slovak. Hungarian, Ruthenian, Ukrainian and German are spoken by ethnic minorities. English is also spoken.
RELIGION
The majority is Roman Catholic. Protestant churches comprise the remainder with Reformed, Lutheran, Methodist and Baptist denominations. There is also a Jewish minority. There is a Greek Orthodox minority in Eastern Slovakia.
STANDARD TIME
GMT + 2 (GMT + 1 from last Sunday in October to last Saturday in March).
ELECTRICITY
Generally 220 volts AC, 50Hz. Round 2-pin plugs are in use. Lamp fittings are normally of the screw type.

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