SLOVAKIA

Basic facts

• parliamentary democracy

• Member of the European Union and NATO

since mid-2004

• Land area: 49,035 km2

• Population: 5.4 million

• Currency: 1 euro = 100 cents

• Location: Central Europe

• Capital city: Bratislava, population 452,288

• Religion: most are Roman Catholic(60%),

with minorities of Protestants, Greek

Catholic, Jews

Interesting Facts about Slovakia

• Slovakia is a car-country. With more than 100 cars per 1000 people we are the largest producer of cars if counted per person.

• 90% of Slovaks have completed at least secondary education – the highest score in the EU (along with Poles, Czechs, and Slovenes).

• Slovak women marry the youngest (average 24 years old) within the European Union, along with Lithuanian and Polish women.

• The average Slovakian woman has 1.33 children in her lifetime. This is one of the lowest rates in Europe.

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