(source: Investment Guide)
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Just how big is Slovakia in land area and population? Which countries neighbour the heart of Europe and what percentage of people of nationalities other than Slovak call it home? Get to know Slovakia through the wealth of information below before you invest.
Area: 49,034 km2
Land use: agricultural land: 48.4%, forest: 41.4%, urban areas: 4.9%, water: 1.9%, other: 3.4%
Protected area as national parks, protected grounds: 22.16%
Borders with neighbouring states: Hungary (654.8 km), Poland (541.1 km), the Czech Republic (251.8 km), Austria (106.7 km) and Ukraine (97.8 km)
Time zone: GMT/UTC +1 hour
Currency: euro €
Language: Slovak
Population: 5.42 million (48.9% men, 51.1% women)
Average age of population: 41.9 years
Life expectancy: 81.4 years (women), 74.7 years (men)
Total population increase per 1,000 inhabitants: -0.8%
Nationalities: Slovak: 83.8%, Hungarian: 7.8%, Roma (1.2% (10% - estimated), 1.4% Czech, Ruthenian, Ukrainian, German, Polish, Russian), other and undeclared (5.8%)
Religion: Roman Catholic 55.8%, Evangelical 5.3%, Greek Catholic 4%, Reformed 1.6%, Orthodox 0.9%, other 2.1%, not specified 6.5%, no religion 23.8%
Literacy: 99.6%
Capital: Bratislava (population: 475,503)
Other major cities: Košice (229,040), Banská Bystrica (76,018)
Towns (2022): 141 (settlements with more than 5,000 inhabitants)
Villages (2022): 2,749 (settlements with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants)
(source: Investment Guide)
