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DIVING SLOVAKIA INTRODUCTION

COUNTRY INFORMATION


Official name

Slovak Republic


Capital

Bratislava


Coordinates

48°40’ N, 19°30’ E


Location

Slovakia is located in Central Europe and shares borders with Austria on the west, the Czech Republic on the northwest, Poland on the north, Ukraine on the east, Hungary on the south.


Area

Total area: 48 845 sq km
Land area: 48 800 sq km
Water area: 45 sq km


Land boundaries

1 474 km


Coastline

0 km


Administrative division

Slovakia is divided into 8 regions.


Political system

Slovakia is a parliamentary republic. President is the chief of state and is elected by popular vote for a five-year term. Prime Minister, the head of government, is appointed by the President (usually the leader of majority party). Parliament – National Council of the Slovak Republic (Narodna Rada Slovenskej Republiky), is unicameral and has 150 seats.


Population

5 463 046


Ethnic groups

Slovak 86%, Hungarian 10%, Roma 2%, Ukrainian 1%, other 1%


Religions

Roman Catholic 69%, Protestant 11%, Greek Catholic 4%, other 16%