Slovakia, situated in east central Europe, is bordered on the north by Poland, on the east by Ukraine, on the south by Hungary, on the southwest by Austria, and on the northwest by the Czech
Republic. It was formerly part of Czechoslovakia but it became an independent country in 1993.
Its capital and largest city is Bratislava.
It has an area of 18,859 square miles (48,845 square kilometers) which is about the size of South Carolina and its population was estimated at 5,447,502 in 2007 with an annual growth rate of 0.15 percent.
The biggest religious group is Roman Catholics, who constitute approximately 60 percent of the population and major language is Slovak. Slovaks represent about 86 percent of the republic's population with Hungarians accounting for more than 10 percent of the population.
Slovakia is a parliamentary democracy. Legislative power resides in the National Council, which is composed of 150 deputies who are elected by popular vote for four-year terms. The president is the head of state and serves a five-year term.
The unit of currency is Slovak koruna (SKK).
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