Outline of Slovakia

Outline of Slovakia
The location of Slovakia
An enlargeable map of the Slovak Republic

The Slovak Republic, also known as Slovakia, is a landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe.[1] Slovakia has a population of over five million and an area of 49,035 square kilometres (18,933 sq mi). The Slovak Republic borders the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is its capital, Bratislava. Slovakia is a member state of the European Union, NATO, OECD, WTO, and other international organizations.

The Slavic people arrived in the territory of present day Slovakia between the 5th and 6th century AD during the Migration Period (Migration of Nations). Various parts of Slovakia belonged to Samo's Empire, the first known political unit of Slavs, Great Moravia, the Kingdom of Hungary, Habsburg (Austrian) monarchy, Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia throughout history. Slovakia became independent on January 1, 1993 with the peaceful division of Czechoslovakia in the Velvet Divorce.

Slovakia made economic reforms such as massive privatization and flat tax. In 2006, Slovakia reached the highest growth of GDP (8.9%) among the members of OECD. Slovakia joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone on January 1, 2009.

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

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Slovakia

Geography of Slovakia

An enlargeable topographic map of Slovakia
 Hungary 676 km
 Poland 420 km
 Czech Republic 197 km
 Austria 91 km
 Ukraine 90 km
  • Coastline: none

Environment of Slovakia

An enlargeable satellite image of Slovakia
  • Climate of Slovakia
  • Environmental issues in Slovakia
  • Ecoregions in Slovakia
  • Renewable energy in Slovakia
  • Geology of Slovakia
  • Protected areas of Slovakia
  • Wildlife of Slovakia

Natural geographic features of Slovakia

Regions of Slovakia

Ecoregions of Slovakia

Administrative divisions of Slovakia

Regions of Slovakia
Districts of Slovakia

Demography of Slovakia

Government and politics of Slovakia

Main article: Government of Slovakia and Politics of Slovakia
  • Political scandals of Slovakia
  • Taxation in Slovakia

Branches of the government of Slovakia

Executive branch of the government of Slovakia

Legislative branch of the government of Slovakia

Judicial branch of the government of Slovakia

Foreign relations of Slovakia

International organization membership

The Slovak Republic is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Slovakia

Military of Slovakia

Local government in Slovakia

History of Slovakia

Main article: History of Slovakia, Timeline of the history of Slovakia, and Current events of Slovakia

Culture of Slovakia

Art in Slovakia

Sports in Slovakia

Economy and infrastructure of Slovakia

  • Slovakia Stock Exchange

Education in Slovakia

Infrastructure of Slovakia

See also

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Slovakia

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News

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