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Slovakia Quick Facts

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Capital of Slovakia
Bratislava, on the Danube near Austria and Hungary.
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Neighbours of Slovakia
Czechia, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Austria.
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Highest mountain
Gerlachovský štít, 2,655 m, in the High Tatras.
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Longest river inside Slovakia
The Váh, about 400 km long, which flows into the Danube.
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Area
About 49,000 square kilometres.
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Population
About 5.4 million people.
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Second largest city
Košice, in the east.
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Number of regions
Eight regions (kraje).
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Number of national parks
Nine, among them the Tatra National Park (the first, 1949) and the Slovak Paradise.
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Flag
White, blue and red horizontal stripes with the coat of arms on the left.
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Coat of arms
A silver double cross on three blue hills on a red shield.
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Parliament
The National Council (Národná rada): one chamber, 150 members, four-year term.
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Head of state
The President, elected directly for five years.
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Constitution Day
1 September, remembering the Constitution of 1992.
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Cyril and Methodius Day
5 July.
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Slovak National Uprising Day
29 August.
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Currency
The euro since 1 January 2009.
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EU and NATO
Slovakia joined NATO on 29 March 2004 and the EU on 1 May 2004.
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UNESCO sites
Banská Štiavnica, Spiš Castle, Vlkolínec, Bardejov, wooden churches, beech forests and karst caves.
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Fujara
A very long shepherd's flute from central Slovakia, on UNESCO's intangible heritage list.
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National dish
Bryndzové halušky: potato dumplings with sheep cheese.
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Štefan Banič
Invented a working parachute (tested 1913, patented 1914).
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Jozef Maximilián Petzval
Designed the Petzval portrait lens in 1840.
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Petra Vlhová
Olympic slalom gold in Beijing in 2022.
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Ice hockey 2002
Slovakia won the IIHF World Championship in Gothenburg.
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Martina Hingis
Born in Košice in 1980; won Wimbledon in 1997 for Switzerland.

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