Slovakia

Slovenská republika Slovak Republic
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Nad Tatrou sa blýska "Lightning over the Tatras"
Location of  Slovakia  (orange) – on the European continent  (camel & white) – in the European Union  (camel)
Capital (and largest city)	Bratislava
Official languages	Slovak
Government	Parliamentary republic
- President	Ivan Gašparovič
- Prime Minister	Robert Fico
Independence	from Czechoslovakia
- Date	January 1, 19931
Accession to EU	May 1, 2004
Area
- Total	49,037 km² (130th) 18,933 sq mi
- Water (%)	negligible
Population
- July 2005 estimate	5,401,000 (110th)
- 2001 census	5,379,455
- Density	111 /km² (88th) 287 /sq mi
GDP (PPP)	2005 estimate
- Total	$87.32 billion (60th)
- Per capita	$16,041 (45th)
HDI (2004)	0.856 (high) (42nd)
Currency	Slovak koruna (1 koruna = 100 haliers) (SKK)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Internet TLD	.sk2
Calling code	+4213
1 Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; see Velvet Divorce. 2 Also .eu, shared with other European Union member states. 3 Shared code 42 with Czech Republic until 1997.

Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko) is a landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million. 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.