Outline of Slovakia

The Flag of Slovakia		The Coat of arms of Slovakia

The location of Slovakia

An enlargeable map of the Slovak Republic

The Slovak Republic, also known as Slovakia, is a landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe. 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. Slovakia is a member state of the European Union, NATO, OECD, WTO, and other international organizations.

The Slavic people arrived in the territory of present day Slovakia between the 5th and 6th century AD during the Migration Period (Migration of Nations). Various parts of Slovakia belonged to Samo's Empire, the first known political unit of Slavs, Great Moravia, the Kingdom of Hungary, Habsburg (Austrian) monarchy, Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia throughout history. Slovakia became independent on January 1, 1993 with the peaceful division of Czechoslovakia in the Velvet Divorce.

Slovakia made economic reforms such as massive privatization and flat tax. In 2006, Slovakia reached the highest growth of GDP (8.9%) among the members of OECD. Slovakia joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone on January 1, 2009.

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

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Slovakia

• 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

An enlargeable topographic map of Slovakia

See also: 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

An enlargeable satellite image of Slovakia

• Climate of Slovakia
• Environmental issues in Slovakia
• Ecoregions in Slovakia
• Renewable energy in Slovakia
• Geology of Slovakia
• Protected areas of Slovakia
  • Biosphere reserves in Slovakia
  • National parks of Slovakia
• Wildlife of Slovakia
  • Flora 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

Ecoregions of Slovakia

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Slovakia and Ecoregions in Slovakia

Administrative divisions of Slovakia

Main article: Administrative divisions of Slovakia

• Regions of Slovakia
  • Districts of Slovakia

Regions of Slovakia

Main article: Regions of Slovakia

Districts of Slovakia

Main article: Districts of Slovakia

Demography of Slovakia

Main article: Demographics of Slovakia

Government and politics of Slovakia

Main article: Government of Slovakia and 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
• Taxation in Slovakia

Branches of the government of Slovakia

Main article: 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

Main article: Court system of Slovakia

• Supreme Court of Slovakia
• Constitutional Court of Slovakia

Foreign relations of Slovakia

Main article: Foreign relations of Slovakia

• Diplomatic missions in Slovakia
• Diplomatic missions of Slovakia

International organization membership

The Slovak Republic is a member of:

• Australia Group
• Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
• Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
• Central European Initiative (CEI)
• 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)

• 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)
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
• Organization 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)

Law and order in Slovakia

Main article: Law of 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

Main article: 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 history of Slovakia
• Military ranks of Slovakia

Local government in Slovakia

Main article: Local government in 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

Main article: Culture of Slovakia

• Architecture of Slovakia
• Cuisine of Slovakia
• Ethnic minorities in Slovakia
• Festivals in Slovakia
• Humor in Slovakia
• Languages of Slovakia
• Media 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

Main article: Sports in Slovakia

• Football in Slovakia
• Slovakia at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Slovakia

Main article: Economy 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
• Mining in Slovakia
• Tourism in Slovakia
• Transport in Slovakia

• Slovakia Stock Exchange

Education in Slovakia

Main article: Education in Slovakia

Infrastructure of Slovakia

• Health care in Slovakia
• Transportation in Slovakia
  • Airports in Slovakia
  • Rail transport in Slovakia
  • Roads in Slovakia
• Water supply and sanitation in Slovakia

See also

Main article: Slovakia

• 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

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