Slovakia, Europe
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Bratislava, capital city of Slovakia
Slovakia is a Central European EU member with robust automotive manufacturing, renewable energy growth, technology investments, and strong educational infrastructure.
Slovakia in one word would be “Tatras,” meaning alpine peaks.
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Slovakia is a country located in the Eastern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
Easy learning about Slovakia |
The capital city of Slovakia is Bratislava.
| Slovakia is located in | Eastern Europe Europe Continent |
| Member of | European Union since 2004 Euro since 2009 Schengen since 2007 NATO since 2004 |
| Slovakia has a population of | 5,518,055 inhabitants within a total area of 48,845 Km2 (30,351 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Slovakia’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 27 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.63 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Slovakia HDI ranks in position nº 44 worldwide HDI of 0.880 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Slovakia’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 183 countries Slovakia passport ranks 9th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Slovakia ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Slovakia EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as High proficiency has a score of 584 ranks 18th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 48° 40' N, 19° 30' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Ukraine, Austria. |
| Slovakia Climate | temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters |
| Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | Protestant, |
| Currency name & code | Euro (EUR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .sk |
| Slovakia calling code | +421 |
Slovakia administrative divisions
8 regions (kraje)- Banska Bystrica
- Bratislava
- Kosice
- Nitra
- Presov
- Trencin
- Trnava
- Zilina
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