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Introduction ::Slovakia
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Slovakia's roots can be traced to the 9th century state of Great Moravia. Subsequently, the Slovaks became part of the Hungarian Kingdom, where they remained for the next 1,000 years. Following the formation of the dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1867, language and education policies favoring the use of Hungarian (Magyarization) resulted in a strengthening of Slovak nationalism and a cultivation of cultural ties with the closely related Czechs, who were themselves ruled by the Austrians. After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I, the Slovaks joined the Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once more became free. The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed to separate peacefully on 1 January 1993. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004 and the euro area on 1 January 2009.
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Geography ::Slovakia
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Central Europe, south of Poland
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48 40 N, 19 30 E
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total: 49,035 sq km
country comparison to the world: 131
land: 48,105 sq km
water: 930 sq km
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about twice the size of New Hampshire
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total: 1,474 km
border countries: Austria 91 km, Czech Republic 197 km, Hungary 676 km, Poland 420 km, Ukraine 90 km
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0 km (landlocked)
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none (landlocked)
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temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
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rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south
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lowest point: Bodrok River 94 m
highest point: Gerlachovsky Stit 2,655 m
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brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land
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arable land: 29.23%
permanent crops: 2.67%
other: 68.1% (2005)
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1,660 sq km (2003)
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50.1 cu km (2003)
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total: 1.04
per capita: 193 cu m/yr (2003)
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air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks; acid rain damaging forests
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party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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landlocked; most of the country is rugged and mountainous; the Tatra Mountains in the north are interspersed with many scenic lakes and valleys
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People ::Slovakia
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noun: Slovak(s)
adjective: Slovak
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Slovak 85.8%, Hungarian 9.7%, Roma 1.7%, Ruthenian/Ukrainian 1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
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Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census)
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Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)
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5,483,088 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
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0-14 years: 15.6% (male 436,477/ female 416,907)
15-64 years: 71.4% (male 1,951,791/ female 1,960,899)
65 years and over: 13.1% (male 269,446/ female 447,568) (2012 est.)
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total: 38 years
male: 36.5 years
female: 39.5 years (2012 est.)
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0.104% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
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10.38 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 184
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9.64 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
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0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
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urban population: 55% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
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BRATISLAVA (capital) 428,000 (2009)
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
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6 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 171
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total: 6.47 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 168
male: 7.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
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total population: 76.03 years
country comparison to the world: 81
male: 72.14 years
female: 80.12 years (2012 est.)
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1.38 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 207
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8.5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 46
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3 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
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6.56 beds/1,000 population (2008)
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less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
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fewer than 500 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
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fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
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14.3% (2002)
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3.6% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 114
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6% (2004)
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total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 16 years (2008)
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total: 27.3%
country comparison to the world: 18
male: 27.9%
female: 26.6% (2009)
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Government ::Slovakia
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conventional long form: Slovak Republic
conventional short form: Slovakia
local long form: Slovenska Republika
local short form: Slovensko
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parliamentary democracy
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name: Bratislava
geographic coordinates: 48 09 N, 17 07 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj); Banskobystricky, Bratislavsky, Kosicky, Nitriansky, Presovsky, Trenciansky, Trnavsky, Zilinsky
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1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
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Constitution Day, 1 September (1992)
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ratified 1 September 1992, effective 1 January 1993; changed September 1998; amended February 2001
note: the change in September 1998 allowed direct election of the president; the amendment of February 2001 allowed Slovakia to apply for NATO and EU membership
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civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; note - legal code modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe and to expunge Marxist-Leninist legal system
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accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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18 years of age; universal
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chief of state: President Ivan GASPAROVIC (since 15 June 2004)
head of government: Prime Minister Robert FICO (since 4 April 2012); Deputy Prime Ministers Robert KALINAK, Peter KAZIMIR, Miroslav LAJCAK (since 4 April 2012)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
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elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 March and 4 April 2009 (next to be held no later than April 2014); following National Council elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president
election results: Ivan GASPAROVIC reelected president in runoff; percent of vote - Ivan GASPAROVIC 55.5%, Iveta RADICOVA 44.5%
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unicameral National Council of the Slovak Republic or Narodna Rada Slovenskej Republiky (150 seats; members elected on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held on 10 March 2012 (next to be held in 2016)
election results: percent of vote by party - Smer-SD 44.4%, KDH 8.8%, OLaNO 8.6%, Most-Hid 6.9%, SDKU-DS 6.1%, SaS 5.9%, other 19.3%; seats by party - Smer-SD 83, KDH 16, OLaNO 16, Most-Hid 13, SDKU-DS 11, SaS 11
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Supreme Court (judges are elected by the National Council); Constitutional Court (judges appointed by president from group of nominees approved by the National Council)
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parties in the Parliament: Bridge or Most-Hid [Bela BUGAR]; Christian Democratic Movement or KDH [Jan FIGEL]; Direction-Social Democracy or Smer-SD [Robert FICO]; Freedom and Solidarity or SaS [Richard SULIK]; Ordinary People and Independent Personalities or OLaNO [Igor MATOVIC]; Slovak Democratic and Christian Union-Democratic Party or SDKU-DS [Mikulas DZURINDA]
selected parties outside the Parliament: Civic Conservative Party or OKS [Peter ZAJAC]; Nation and Justice - Our Party or NAS [Anna BELOUSOVOVA]; Party of the Democratic Left or SDL [Marek BLAHA]; Party of the Hungarian Coalition or SMK [Jozsef BERENYI]; People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia or LS-HZDS [Vladimir MECIAR]; People's Party - Our Slovakia or LSNS [Marian KOTLEBA]; Slovak National Party or SNS [Jan SLOTA]
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Association of Towns and Villages or ZMOS; Confederation of Trade Unions or KOZ; Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia or ZPS; Federation of Employers' Associations of the Slovak Republic; Medical Trade Association or LOZ; National Union of Employers or RUZ; Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry or SOPK; The Business Alliance of Slovakia or PAS
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Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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chief of mission: Ambassador Peter KMEC
chancery: 3523 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 237-1054
FAX: [1] (202) 237-6438
consulate(s) general: Los Angeles, New York
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chief of mission: Ambassador Theodore SEDGWICK
embassy: Hviezdoslavovo Namestie 4, 81102 Bratislava
mailing address: P.O. Box 309, 814 99 Bratislava
telephone: [421] (2) 5443-3338
FAX: [421] (2) 5441-8861
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three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red derive from the Pan-Slav colors; the Slovakian coat of arms (consisting of a red shield bordered in white and bearing a white Cross of Lorraine surmounting three blue hills) is centered over the bands but offset slightly to the hoist side
note: the Pan-Slav colors were inspired by the 19th-century flag of Russia
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double-barred cross (Cross of Lorraine) surmounting three peaks
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name: "Nad Tatrou sa blyska" (Storm Over the Tatras)
lyrics/music: Janko MATUSKA/traditional
note: adopted 1993, in use since 1844; the anthem's music is based on the Slovak folk song "Kopala studienku"
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Economy ::Slovakia
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Slovakia has made significant economic reforms since its separation from the Czech Republic in 1993. Reforms to the taxation, healthcare, pension, and social welfare systems helped Slovakia consolidate its budget and get on track to join the EU in 2004 after a period of relative stagnation in the early and mid 1990s and to adopt the euro in January 2009. Major privatizations are nearly complete, the banking sector is almost entirely in foreign hands, and the government has helped facilitate a foreign investment boom with business friendly policies. Slovakia's economic growth exceeded expectations in 2001-08 despite a general European slowdown. Foreign direct investment (FDI), especially in the automotive and electronic sectors, fueled much of the growth until 2008. Cheap and skilled labor, low taxes, a 19% flat tax for corporations and individuals, no dividend taxes, a relatively liberal labor code and a favorable geographical location are Slovakia's main advantages for foreign investors. The economy contracted 5% in 2009 primarily as a result of smaller inflows of FDI and reduced demand for Slovakia's exports before rebounding 4% in 2010 and 3.3% in 2011. Unemployment rose above 12% in 2010-11. The government of Prime Minister Iveta RADICOVA implemented reforms to curb corruption and improve government accountability - a major source of discontent with many Slovaks - and trimmed the budget deficit to 4.9% of GDP in 2011.
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$128.5 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
$124.4 billion (2010 est.)
$119.4 billion (2009 est.)
note: data are in 2011 US dollars
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$96.09 billion (2011 est.)
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3.3% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
4.2% (2010 est.)
-4.9% (2009 est.)
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$23,600 (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
$22,900 (2010 est.)
$22,000 (2009 est.)
note: data are in 2011 US dollars
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agriculture: 3.8%
industry: 35.5%
services: 60.7% (2011 est.)
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2.713 million (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
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agriculture: 3.5%
industry: 27%
services: 69.4% (December 2009)
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13.5% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
12.5% (2010 est.)
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21% (2002)
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lowest 10%: 4.4%
highest 10%: 22.4% (2009 est.)
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26 (2005)
country comparison to the world: 128
26.3 (1996)
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23.2% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
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revenues: $32.53 billion
expenditures: $37.81 billion (2011 est.)
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33.9% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
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-5.5% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
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43.3% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
41% of GDP (2010 est.)
note: data cover general Government Gross Debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds.
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3.9% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
1% (2010 est.)
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1.75% (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
1.75% (31 December 2010 est.)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks from the euro area; Slovakia became a member of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on 1 January 2009
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3.8% (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 170
3.39% (31 December 2010 est.)
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$37.49 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52
$35.41 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
note: this figure represents the US dollar value of Slovak koruny in circulation prior to Slovakia joining the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 17 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders
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$56.88 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
$51.92 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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$72.98 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
$66.62 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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$4.736 billion (31 December 2011)
country comparison to the world: 85
$4.15 billion (31 December 2010)
$4.672 billion (31 December 2009)
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grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle, poultry; forest products
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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
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6.9% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
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-$621.8 million (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
-$3.166 billion (2010 est.)
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$86.71 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
$67.82 billion (2010 est.)
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machinery and electrical equipment 35.9%, vehicles 21%, base metals 11.3%, chemicals and minerals 8.1%, plastics 4.9% (2009 est.)
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Germany 21.4%, Czech Republic 15.2%, Poland 7.9%, Hungary 7.8%, Austria 7.5%, France 6.7%, Italy 5.3% (2009 est.)
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$72.03 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 43
$67.63 billion (2010 est.)
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machinery and transport equipment 31%, mineral products 13%, vehicles 12%, base metals 9%, chemicals 8%, plastics 6% (2009 est.)
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Germany 19.2%, Czech Republic 18.5%, Russia 11.4%, Hungary 7%, Poland 5.5%, Austria 4.6%, Italy 4.1%, China 4% (2009 est.)
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$2.462 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
$2.161 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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$72.94 billion (30 November 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
$59.33 billion (30 June 2010 est.)
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$52.78 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
$50.68 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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$3.32 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
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$2.83 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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euros (EUR) per US dollar -
0.7194 (2011 est.)
0.755 (2010 est.)
0.7198 (2009 est.)
0.6827 (2008 est.)
0.7345 (2007 est.)
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Energy ::Slovakia
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27.7 billion kWh (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
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28.76 billion kWh (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
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10.5 billion kWh (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 20
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10.9 billion kWh (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
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7.155 million kW (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66
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37.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
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25.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 4
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22% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
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2.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
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5,781 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
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300 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
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114,100 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
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9 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
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136,100 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
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83,910 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 85
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78,640 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
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25,630 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
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116 million cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
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6.468 billion cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
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7 million cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
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6.743 billion cu m (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
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14.16 billion cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
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34.54 million Mt (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
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Communications ::Slovakia
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1.056 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 75
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5.983 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 97
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general assessment: Slovakia has a modern telecommunications system that has expanded dramatically in recent years with the growth in cellular services
domestic: analog system is now receiving digital equipment and is being enlarged with fiber-optic cable, especially in the larger cities; 3 companies provide nationwide cellular services
international: country code - 421; 3 international exchanges (1 in Bratislava and 2 in Banska Bystrica) are available; Slovakia is participating in several international telecommunications projects that will increase the availability of external services
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state-owned public broadcaster, Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS), operates 3 national TV stations and multiple national and regional radio networks; roughly 35 privately-owned TV stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 40% of households are connected to multi-channel cable or satellite TV; more than 20 privately-owned radio stations (2008)
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1.387 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 40
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4.063 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 58
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Transportation ::Slovakia
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37 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 108
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total: 19
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 9 (2012)
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total: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 8 (2012)
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1 (2012)
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gas 6,769 km; oil 416 km (2010)
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total: 3,622 km
country comparison to the world: 48
broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 3,473 km 1.435-m gauge (1,615 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 50 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2008)
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total: 43,761 km
country comparison to the world: 84
paved: 38,085 km (includes 384 km of expressways)
unpaved: 5,676 km (2008)
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172 km (on Danube River) (2009)
country comparison to the world: 100
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total: 11
country comparison to the world: 112
by type: cargo 9, refrigerated cargo 2
foreign-owned: 11 (Germany 3, Ireland 1, Italy 2, Montenegro 1, Slovenia 1, Turkey 1, Ukraine 2) (2010)
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Bratislava, Komarno
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Military ::Slovakia
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Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily) (2010)
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18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women are eligible to serve (2010)
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males age 16-49: 1,405,310
females age 16-49: 1,369,897 (2010 est.)
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males age 16-49: 1,156,113
females age 16-49: 1,139,380 (2010 est.)
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male: 31,646
female: 30,219 (2010 est.)
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1.08% of GDP (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
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Transnational Issues ::Slovakia
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bilateral government, legal, technical and economic working group negotiations continued in 2006 between Slovakia and Hungary over Hungary's completion of its portion of the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydroelectric dam project along the Danube; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovakia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules
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transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for regional market; consumer of ecstasy
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