Outline of Slovakia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Slovakia:

Slovakia – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe. Slovakia has a population of five and a half million and an area of . Slovakia borders the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The capital Bratislava is its largest city. It is a member of the European Union, NATO, OECD and Visegrád Group.

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Slovakia
• Official English country name: The Slovak Republic
• Common endonym(s): Slovensko
• Official endonym(s): Slovenská republika
• Adjectival(s): Slovak
• Demonym(s): Slovaks
• Etymology: Name of Slovakia
• International rankings of Slovakia
• ISO country codes: SK, SVK, 703
• ISO region codes: See
• Internet country code top-level domain: .sk

Geography of Slovakia

• Slovakia is: a landlocked country
• Location:
• Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
• Eurasia
• Europe
• Central Europe
• Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
• Extreme points of Slovakia
• High: Gerlachovský Å¡tít
• Low: Bodrog
• Land boundaries: 1,474 km

: 676 km

: 420 km

: 197 km

: 91 km

: 90 km

* Coastline: none

• Population of Slovakia: 5,404,784 (June 30, 2008) - 109th most populous country
• Area of Slovakia: 49,036 km²

Environment of Slovakia

• Climate of Slovakia
• Renewable energy in Slovakia
• Geology of Slovakia
• Protected areas of Slovakia
• Biosphere reserves in Slovakia
• National parks of Slovakia
• Wildlife of Slovakia
• Fauna of Slovakia
• Birds of Slovakia
• Mammals of Slovakia

Natural geographic features of Slovakia

• Glaciers of Slovakia
• Islands of Slovakia
• Lakes of Slovakia
• Mountains of Slovakia
• Volcanoes in Slovakia
• Rivers of Slovakia
• Waterfalls of Slovakia
• Valleys of Slovakia
• World Heritage Sites in Slovakia

Regions of Slovakia

Ecoregions of Slovakia

List of ecoregions in Slovakia

• Ecoregions in Slovakia

Administrative divisions of Slovakia

Administrative divisions of Slovakia

• Regions of Slovakia
• Districts of Slovakia

Regions of Slovakia

Regions of Slovakia

Districts of Slovakia

Districts of Slovakia

Demography of Slovakia

Demographics of Slovakia

Government and politics of Slovakia

Politics of Slovakia

• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
• Capital of Slovakia: Bratislava
• Elections in Slovakia

• Political parties in Slovakia

• Political scandals of Slovakia

Branches of the government of Slovakia

Government of Slovakia

Executive branch of the government of Slovakia

• Head of state: President of Slovakia,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Slovakia,
• Cabinet of Slovakia

Legislative branch of the government of Slovakia

• Parliament of Slovakia (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Slovakia

Court system of Slovakia

• Supreme Court of Slovakia
• Constitutional Court of Slovakia

Foreign relations of Slovakia

Foreign relations of Slovakia

• Diplomatic missions in Slovakia
• Diplomatic missions of Slovakia

International organization membership

The Slovak Republic is a member of:

• Australia Group
• Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
• Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
• Central European Initiative (CEI)
• Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
• Council of Europe (CE)
• Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) (observer)
• Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
• European Investment Bank (EIB)
• European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
• European Union (EU)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Energy Agency (IEA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
• Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• Schengen Convention
• Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
• United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• Western European Union (WEU) (associate partner)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Slovakia

Law of Slovakia

• Capital punishment in Slovakia
• Constitution of Slovakia
• Crime in Slovakia
• Human rights in Slovakia
• LGBT rights in Slovakia
• Freedom of religion in Slovakia
• Law enforcement in Slovakia
• Slovak mafia
• Prisons in Slovakia

Military of Slovakia

Military of Slovakia

• Command
• Commander-in-chief:
• Ministry of Defence of Slovakia
• Forces
• Army of Slovakia
• Navy of Slovakia
• Air Force of Slovakia
• Special forces of Slovakia
• Military ranks of Slovakia

Local government in Slovakia

Local government in Slovakia

History of Slovakia

History of Slovakia

• Timeline of the history of Slovakia
• Economic history of Slovakia
• Military history of Slovakia

Culture of Slovakia

Culture of Slovakia

• Architecture of Slovakia
• Cuisine of Slovakia
• Festivals in Slovakia
• Languages of Slovakia
• Media in Slovakia
• Museums in Slovakia
• National symbols of Slovakia
• Coat of arms of Slovakia
• Slovak heraldry
• Flag of Slovakia
• National anthem of Slovakia
• People of Slovakia
• Prostitution in Slovakia
• Public holidays in Slovakia
• Records of Slovakia
• Religion in Slovakia
• Buddhism in Slovakia
• Christianity in Slovakia
• Hinduism in Slovakia
• Islam in Slovakia
• Judaism in Slovakia
• Sikhism in Slovakia
• World Heritage Sites in Slovakia

Art in Slovakia

• Art in Slovakia
• Cinema of Slovakia
• Literature of Slovakia
• Music of Slovakia
• Television in Slovakia
• Theatre in Slovakia

Sports in Slovakia

Sport in Slovakia

• Football in Slovakia
• Slovakia at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Slovakia

Economy of Slovakia

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 56th (fifth-sixth)
• Agriculture in Slovakia
• Banking in Slovakia
• National Bank of Slovakia
• Communications in Slovakia
• Internet in Slovakia
• Companies of Slovakia
• Currency of Slovakia: Euro (see also: )
• ISO 4217: EUR
• Economic history of Slovakia
• Energy in Slovakia
• Energy in Slovakia
• Oil industry in Slovakia
• Health care in Slovakia
• Mining in Slovakia
• Slovakia Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Slovakia
• Transport in Slovakia
• Airports in Slovakia
• Rail transport in Slovakia
• Roads in Slovakia
• Water supply and sanitation in Slovakia

Education in Slovakia

Education in Slovakia

• List of universities and colleges in Slovakia

See also

Slovakia

• Index of Slovakia-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Slovakia-related topics
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

External links

General

• The Slovak Republic Government Office
• Google satellite map of Slovakia

Statistics

• CIA World Factbook - Slovakia
• Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

News

• The Slovak Spectator, English-speaking news magazine
• Slovakia today, English-language online newspaper