Basic information about SR
Name: Slovak Republic
Date of establishment: January, 1. 1993
Language: slovak
Location: The Slovak Republic is located in Central Europe and borders Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine.
Estimated population: 5.460 Mio.
Land area: 49,035 km2
Currency: Euro, 1 € = 100 cents
Capital city: Bratislava with population of approximately 441.000
Religion: dominant religion the Roman Catholic faith
State symbols: state emblem, state flag, state seal, state anthem
Territorial-governing structuring: 8 regions:
Bratislava Self-governing region
Trnava Self-governing region
Nitra Self-governing region
Trenčín Self-governing region
Žilina Self-governing region
Banská Bystrica Self-governing region
Prešov Self-governing region
Košice Self-governing region
President: Peter Pellegrini
Prime Minister: Robert Fico
