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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

state-owned public broadcaster, Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS), operates 3 national TV stations and multiple national and regional radio networks; roughly 35 privately-owned TV stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 40% of households are connected to multi-channel cable or satellite TV; more than 20 privately-owned radio stations (2008)

Internet country code [time series]

.sk

Internet users (Internet hosts) [time series]

1.384 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 41

Internet users [time series]

4.063 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 58

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: Slovakia has a modern telecommunications system that has expanded dramatically in recent years with the growth in cellular services domestic: analog system is now receiving digital equipment and is being enlarged with fiber-optic cable, especially in the larger cities; 3 companies provide nationwide cellular services international: country code - 421; 3 international exchanges (1 in Bratislava and 2 in Banska Bystrica) are available; Slovakia is participating in several international telecommunications projects that will increase the availability of external services

Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]

1.056 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 75

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

5.983 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 99

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle, poultry; forest products

Budget [time series]

revenues: $31.39 billion expenditures: $35.85 billion (2012 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-4.9% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 153

Central bank discount rate [time series]

1.75% (31 December 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 130 1.75% (31 December 2010 est.) note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks from the euro area; Slovakia became a member of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on 1 January 2009

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

3.5% (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 172 3.7% (31 December 2011 est.)

Current account balance [time series]

$535.2 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 46 $52.86 million (2011 est.)

Debt - external [time series]

$72.94 billion (30 November 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 51 $59.33 billion (30 June 2010 est.)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

26 (2005) country comparison to the world: 131 26.3 (1996)

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Slovakia has made significant economic reforms since its separation from the Czech Republic in 1993. Reforms to the taxation, healthcare, pension, and social welfare systems helped Slovakia consolidate its budget and get on track to join the EU in 2004 after a period of relative stagnation in the early and mid 1990s and to adopt the euro in January 2009. Major privatizations are nearly complete, the banking sector is almost entirely in foreign hands, and the government has helped facilitate a foreign investment boom with business friendly policies. Slovakia's economic growth exceeded expectations in 2001-08 despite a general European slowdown. Foreign direct investment (FDI), especially in the automotive and electronic sectors, fueled much of the growth until 2008. Cheap and skilled labor, low taxes, no dividend taxes, a relatively liberal labor code and a favorable geographical location are Slovakia's main advantages for foreign investors. The economy contracted 5% in 2009 primarily as a result of smaller inflows of FDI and reduced demand for Slovakia's exports before rebounding in 2010-11, but growth slowed in 2012 due to weakening external demand. The government of Prime Minister Robert FICO in 2012 implemented tax increases on higher-earning individuals and corporations, effectively scrapping Slovakia's flat tax to help meet budget deficit targets of 4.9% of GDP in 2012 and 3% of GDP in 2013.

Exchange rates [time series]

euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.7838 (2012 est.) 0.7185 (2011 est.) 755 (2010 est.) 0.7198 (2009 est.) 0.6827 (2008 est.)

Exports [time series]

$77.82 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 47 $78.5 billion (2011 est.)

Exports - commodities [time series]

machinery and electrical equipment 35.9%, vehicles 21%, base metals 11.3%, chemicals and minerals 8.1%, plastics 4.9% (2009 est.)

Exports - partners [time series]

Germany 21.4%, Czech Republic 15.1%, Poland 7.9%, Hungary 7.8%, Austria 7.5%, France 6.7%, Italy 5.2% (2011)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$91.19 billion (2012 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$132.4 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 64 $129 billion (2011 est.) $124.8 billion (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP - composition by sector) [time series]

agriculture: 3.8% industry: 36.4% services: 59.8% (2012 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$24,300 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 57 $23,700 (2011 est.) $23,000 (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

2.6% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 128 3.3% (2011 est.) 4.2% (2010 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 4.4% highest 10%: 22.4% (2009 est.)

Imports [time series]

$74.29 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 41 $75.1 billion (2011 est.)

Imports - commodities [time series]

machinery and transport equipment 31%, mineral products 13%, vehicles 12%, base metals 9%, chemicals 8%, plastics 6% (2009 est.)

Imports - partners [time series]

Germany 19.3%, Czech Republic 18.5%, Russia 11.4%, Hungary 7%, Poland 5.5%, Austria 4.6%, Italy 4.1%, China 4% (2011)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

6.9% (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 45

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

3.6% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 106 3.9% (2011 est.)

Investment (gross fixed) [time series]

22.2% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 67

Labor force [time series]

2.724 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 106

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 3.5% industry: 27% services: 69.4% (December 2009)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$4.736 billion (31 December 2011) country comparison to the world: 85 $4.15 billion (31 December 2010) $4.672 billion (31 December 2009)

Population below poverty line [time series]

21% (2002)

Public debt [time series]

48.6% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 65 43.3% of GDP (2011 est.) note: data cover general Government Gross Debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds.

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$2.676 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 112 $2.462 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of broad money [time series]

$52.73 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 68 $52.99 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]

$4.309 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 63 $4.209 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]

$53.09 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 54 $51.29 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$63.87 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 61 $67.93 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$35.31 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 56 $36.49 billion (31 December 2011 est.) note: this figure represents the US dollar value of Slovak koruny in circulation prior to Slovakia joining the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 17 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

34.4% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 74

Unemployment rate [time series]

12.8% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 132 13.2% (2011 est.)

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

34.54 million Mt (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 74

Crude oil - exports [time series]

300 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 68

Crude oil - imports [time series]

114,100 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 45

Crude oil - production [time series]

5,781 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 87

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

9 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 95

Electricity - consumption [time series]

28.76 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 64

Electricity - exports [time series]

10.5 billion kWh (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 21

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

37.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 174

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

22% of total installed capacity (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 87

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

25.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 4

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

2.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 49

Electricity - imports [time series]

10.9 billion kWh (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 20

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

7.155 million kW (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 66

Electricity - production [time series]

27.7 billion kWh (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 67

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

6.468 billion cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 55

Natural gas - exports [time series]

7 million cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 49

Natural gas - imports [time series]

6.743 billion cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 32

Natural gas - production [time series]

116 million cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 79

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

14.16 billion cu m (1 January 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 79

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

83,910 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 85

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

78,640 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 46

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

25,630 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 92

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

136,100 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 67

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 49,035 sq km country comparison to the world: 131 land: 48,105 sq km water: 930 sq km

Area - comparative [time series]

about twice the size of New Hampshire

Climate [time series]

temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters

Coastline [time series]

0 km (landlocked)

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Bodrok River 94 m highest point: Gerlachovsky Stit 2,655 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks; acid rain damaging forests

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]

total: 1.04 per capita: 193 cu m/yr (2003)

Geographic coordinates [time series]

48 40 N, 19 30 E

Geography - note [time series]

landlocked; most of the country is rugged and mountainous; the Tatra Mountains in the north are interspersed with many scenic lakes and valleys

Irrigated land [time series]

1,660 sq km (2003)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 1,474 km border countries: Austria 91 km, Czech Republic 197 km, Hungary 676 km, Poland 420 km, Ukraine 90 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 29.23% permanent crops: 2.67% other: 68.1% (2005)

Location [time series]

Central Europe, south of Poland

Map references [time series]

Europe

Maritime claims [time series]

none (landlocked)

Natural hazards [time series]

Natural resources [time series]

brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land

Terrain [time series]

rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south

Total renewable water resources [time series]

50.1 cu km (2003)

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj); Banskobystricky, Bratislavsky, Kosicky, Nitriansky, Presovsky, Trenciansky, Trnavsky, Zilinsky

Capital [time series]

name: Bratislava geographic coordinates: 48 09 N, 17 07 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Constitution [time series]

ratified 1 September 1992, effective 1 January 1993; changed September 1998; amended February 2001 note: the change in September 1998 allowed direct election of the president; the amendment of February 2001 allowed Slovakia to apply for NATO and EU membership

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Slovak Republic conventional short form: Slovakia local long form: Slovenska republika local short form: Slovensko

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Theodore SEDGWICK embassy: Hviezdoslavovo Namestie 4, 81102 Bratislava mailing address: P.O. Box 309, 814 99 Bratislava telephone: [421] (2) 5443-3338 FAX: [421] (2) 5441-8861

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Peter KMEC chancery: 3523 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 237-1054 FAX: [1] (202) 237-6438 consulate(s) general: Los Angeles, New York

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Ivan GASPAROVIC (since 15 June 2004) head of government: Prime Minister Robert FICO (since 4 April 2012); Deputy Prime Ministers Robert KALINAK, Peter KAZIMIR, Miroslav LAJCAK (since 4 April 2012), Lubomir VAZNY (since 26 November 2012) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 March and 4 April 2009 (next to be held no later than April 2014); following National Council elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president election results: Ivan GASPAROVIC reelected president in runoff; percent of vote - Ivan GASPAROVIC 55.5%, Iveta RADICOVA 44.5%

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red derive from the Pan-Slav colors; the Slovakian coat of arms (consisting of a red shield bordered in white and bearing a white double-barred cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius surmounting three blue hills) is centered over the bands but offset slightly to the hoist side note: the Pan-Slav colors were inspired by the 19th-century flag of Russia

Government type [time series]

parliamentary democracy

Independence [time series]

1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)

International law organization participation [time series]

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation [time series]

Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Judicial branch [time series]

Supreme Court (judges are elected by the National Council); Constitutional Court (judges appointed by president from group of nominees approved by the National Council)

Legal system [time series]

civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; note - legal code modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe and to expunge Marxist-Leninist legal system

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral National Council of the Slovak Republic or Narodna Rada Slovenskej Republiky (150 seats; members elected on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms) elections: last held on 10 March 2012 (next to be held in 2016) election results: percent of vote by party - Smer-SD 44.4%, KDH 8.8%, OLaNO 8.6%, Most-Hid 6.9%, SDKU-DS 6.1%, SaS 5.9%, other 19.3%; seats by party - Smer-SD 83, KDH 16, OLaNO 16, Most-Hid 13, SDKU-DS 11, SaS 11

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Nad Tatrou sa blyska" (Lightning Over the Tatras) lyrics/music: Janko MATUSKA/traditional note: adopted 1993, in use since 1844; the anthem's music is based on the Slovak folk song "Kopala studienku"

National holiday [time series]

Constitution Day, 1 September (1992)

National symbol(s) [time series]

double-barred cross (Cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius) surmounting three peaks

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

parties in the Parliament: Bridge or Most-Hid [Bela BUGAR]; Christian Democratic Movement or KDH [Jan FIGEL]; Direction-Social Democracy or Smer-SD [Robert FICO]; Freedom and Solidarity or SaS [Richard SULIK]; Ordinary People and Independent Personalities or OLaNO [Igor MATOVIC]; Slovak Democratic and Christian Union-Democratic Party or SDKU-DS [Pavol FRESO] selected parties outside the Parliament: Civic Conservative Party or OKS [Ondrej DOSTAL]; Nation and Justice - Our Party or NAS [Anna BELOUSOVOVA]; Party of the Democratic Left or SDL [Jozef DURICA]; Party of the Hungarian Coalition or SMK [Jozsef BERENYI]; People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia or LS-HZDS [Vladimir MECIAR]; People's Party - Our Slovakia or LSNS [Marian KOTLEBA]; Slovak National Party or SNS [Andrej DANKO]

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

Association of Towns and Villages or ZMOS; Confederation of Trade Unions or KOZ; Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia or ZPS; Federation of Employers' Associations of the Slovak Republic; Medical Trade Association or LOZ; National Union of Employers or RUZ; Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry or SOPK; The Business Alliance of Slovakia or PAS

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

Slovakia's roots can be traced to the 9th century state of Great Moravia. Subsequently, the Slovaks became part of the Hungarian Kingdom, where they remained for the next 1,000 years. Following the formation of the dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1867, language and education policies favoring the use of Hungarian (Magyarization) resulted in a strengthening of Slovak nationalism and a cultivation of cultural ties with the closely related Czechs, who were under Austrian rule. After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I, the Slovaks joined the Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar period, Slovak nationalist leaders pushed for autonomy within Czechoslovakia, and in 1939 Slovakia became an independent state allied with Nazi Germany. Following World War II, Czechoslovakia was reconstituted and came under Communist rule within Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize Communist rule and create "socialism with a human face," ushering in a period of repression known as "normalization." The peaceful "Velvet Revolution" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent "velvet divorce" into its two national components, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004 and the euro zone on 1 January 2009.

Military

Manpower available for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 1,405,310 females age 16-49: 1,369,897 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 1,156,113 females age 16-49: 1,139,380 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]

male: 31,646 female: 30,219 (2010 est.)

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily) (2010)

Military expenditures [time series]

1.08% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 125

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women are eligible to serve (2010)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 15.6% (male 436,477/ female 416,907) 15-64 years: 71.4% (male 1,951,791/ female 1,960,899) 65 years and over: 13.1% (male 269,446/ female 447,568) (2012 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

10.38 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 186

Death rate [time series]

9.64 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 56

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

3.6% of GDP (2007) country comparison to the world: 114

Ethnic groups [time series]

Slovak 85.8%, Hungarian 9.7%, Roma 1.7%, Ruthenian/Ukrainian 1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

less than 0.1% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 153

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

fewer than 100 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 131

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

fewer than 500 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 150

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

8.5% of GDP (2009) country comparison to the world: 46

Hospital bed density [time series]

6.56 beds/1,000 population (2008)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 6.47 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 167 male: 7.54 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Languages [time series]

Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census)

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 76.03 years country comparison to the world: 81 male: 72.14 years female: 80.12 years (2012 est.)

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.6% male: 99.7% female: 99.6% (2004)

Major urban areas - population (Major cities - population) [time series]

BRATISLAVA (capital) 428,000 (2009)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

6 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 171

Median age [time series]

total: 38 years male: 36.5 years female: 39.5 years (2012 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Slovak(s) adjective: Slovak

Net migration rate [time series]

0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 69

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

14.3% (2002) country comparison to the world: 39

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

3 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Population [time series]

5,483,088 (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 113

Population growth rate [time series]

0.104% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 181

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)

Sanitation facility access [time series]

improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 99% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 1% of population total: 0% of population

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 16 years (2008)

Sex ratio [time series]

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.38 children born/woman (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 208

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]

total: 27.3% country comparison to the world: 19 male: 27.9% female: 26.6% (2009)

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 55% of total population (2010) rate of urbanization: 0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

bilateral government, legal, technical and economic working group negotiations continued in 2006 between Slovakia and Hungary over Hungary's completion of its portion of the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydroelectric dam project along the Danube; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovakia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules

Illicit drugs [time series]

transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for regional market; consumer of ecstasy

Transportation

Airports [time series]

37 (2012) country comparison to the world: 109

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 19 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 9 (2012)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 18 914 to 1,523 m: 10 under 914 m: 8 (2012)

Heliports [time series]

1 (2012)

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 11 country comparison to the world: 112 by type: cargo 9, refrigerated cargo 2 foreign-owned: 11 (Germany 3, Ireland 1, Italy 2, Montenegro 1, Slovenia 1, Turkey 1, Ukraine 2) (2010)

Pipelines [time series]

gas 6,769 km; oil 416 km (2010)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

Bratislava, Komarno

Railways [time series]

total: 3,622 km country comparison to the world: 48 broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,473 km 1.435-m gauge (1,615 km electrified) narrow gauge: 50 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2008)

Roadways [time series]

total: 43,761 km country comparison to the world: 83 paved: 38,085 km (includes 384 km of expressways) unpaved: 5,676 km (2008)

Waterways [time series]

172 km (on Danube River) (2009) country comparison to the world: 100