| 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 (official), Hungarian |
| 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 |
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