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Slovakia

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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 [time series]
total: 4.5 million | percent of population: 82.7% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 72
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 1, FM 22, shortwave 1 (2008)
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
general assessment: a modern telecommunications system that has expanded dramatically in recent years with the growth of 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 (2011)
Telephones - fixed lines [time series]
total subscriptions: 920,000 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 80
Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]
total: 6.4 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 117 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 108
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
37 (2008)
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]
grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle, poultry; forest products
Budget [time series]
revenues: $36.45 billion | expenditures: $39.36 billion (2014 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]
-2.9% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 110
Central bank discount rate [time series]
0.3% (10 September 2014) | 0.75% (13 November 2013) | 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 | country comparison to the world: 122
Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]
3.2% (31 December 2014 est.) | 3.34% (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 172
Current account balance [time series]
$58.62 million (2014 est.) | $1.402 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52
Debt - external [time series]
$106.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.) | $114 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 53
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]
25.3 (2012) | 25.7 (2011) | country comparison to the world: 132
Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]
Slovakia has made significant economic reforms since its separation from the Czech Republic in 1993. With a population of 5.4 million, the Slovak Republic has a small, open economy, with exports, at about 92% of GDP, serving as the main driver of GDP growth. Slovakia joined the European Union (EU) in 2004 and the Eurozone in 2009. The country’s banking sector is sound. Slovakia has led the region garnering FDI, because of its relatively low-cost, highly-skilled labor force, reasonable tax rates, and favorable geographic location in the heart of Central Europe. However, recent increases in corporate taxes, as well as changes to the Labor Code, slow dispute resolution, and ongoing corruption potentially threaten the attractiveness of the Slovak market. Moreover, the energy sector is characterized by high costs, unpredictable regulatory oversight, and growing government interference.
Exchange rates [time series]
euros (EUR) per US dollar - | 0.7489 (2014 est.) | 0.7634 (2013 est.) | 0.78 (2012 est.) | 0.7185 (2011 est.) | 0.755 (2010 est.)
Exports [time series]
$85.94 billion (2014 est.) | $85.22 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 45
Exports - commodities [time series]
vehicles and related parts 25%, machinery and electrical equipment 21%, nuclear reactors and furnaces 12%, iron and steel 5%, mineral oils and fuels 5% (2014 est.)
Exports - partners [time series]
Germany 23.3%, Czech Republic 13.6%, Poland 8.8%, Hungary 6.6%, Austria 6.5%, UK 5.4%, France 5.2%, Italy 4.8% (2014)
Fiscal year [time series]
calendar year
GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]
$99.97 billion (2014 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]
$152.6 billion (2014 est.) | $149 billion (2013 est.) | $146.9 billion (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 72
GDP - composition, by end use [time series]
household consumption: 56.7% | government consumption: 18.5% | investment in fixed capital: 21.1% | investment in inventories: -0.4% | exports of goods and services: 91.9% | imports of goods and services: -87.8% | (2014 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]
agriculture: 3.4% | industry: 22.5% | services: 74.1% (2014 est.)
Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]
$28,200 (2014 est.) | $27,500 (2013 est.) | $27,100 (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 61
Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]
2.4% (2014 est.) | 1.4% (2013 est.) | 1.6% (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 135
Gross national saving [time series]
21.2% of GDP (2014 est.) | 22.2% of GDP (2013 est.) | 22% of GDP (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 76
Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]
lowest 10%: 4.4% | highest 10%: 26% (2013 est.)
Imports [time series]
$79.78 billion (2014 est.) | $79.78 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 38
Imports - commodities [time series]
machinery and electrical equipment 19%, vehicles and related parts 13%, nuclear reactors and furnaces 12%, fuel and mineral oils 11% (2014 est.)
Imports - partners [time series]
Germany 19%, Czech Republic 16.9%, Austria 9.3%, Russia 7.9%, Poland 6.2%, Hungary 6.2%, South Korea 4.2%, China 4% (2014)
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
3.2% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 30
Industries [time series]
automobiles; metal and metal products; electricity, gas, coke, oil, nuclear fuel; chemicals, synthetic fibers, wood and paper products; machinery; earthenware and ceramics; textiles; electrical and optical apparatus; rubber products; food and beverages; pharmaceutical
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
-0.1% (2014 est.) | 1.5% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 24
Labor force [time series]
2.363 million (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 109
Labor force - by occupation [time series]
agriculture: 3.5% | industry: 25.9% | services: 70.6% (2014)
Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]
$5.172 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $4.04 billion (31 December 2013) | $4.611 billion (31 December 2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 86
Population below poverty line [time series]
20.5% (2012 est.)
Public debt [time series]
54.1% of GDP (2014 est.) | 54.6% of GDP (2013 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. | country comparison to the world: 58
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]
$2.878 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $1.176 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 118
Stock of broad money [time series]
$64.13 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $62.69 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 64
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]
$13.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $12.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]
$69.76 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $67.46 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 51
Stock of domestic credit [time series]
$53.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $72.07 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59
Stock of narrow money [time series]
$45.57 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $42.37 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | note: see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 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 | country comparison to the world: 56
Taxes and other revenues [time series]
36.5% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 64
Unemployment rate [time series]
13.2% (2014 est.) | 14.2% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 132
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]
29.27 million Mt (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 77
Crude oil - exports [time series]
201.4 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 71
Crude oil - imports [time series]
106,800 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 47
Crude oil - production [time series]
5,200 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 89
Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]
9 million bbl (1 January 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 93
Electricity - consumption [time series]
28.68 billion kWh (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 65
Electricity - exports [time series]
11.86 billion kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 19
Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]
43.6% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 162
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]
22% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 89
Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]
24.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 4
Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]
9.4% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 35
Electricity - imports [time series]
12.93 billion kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 20
Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]
8.074 million kW (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 63
Electricity - production [time series]
28.59 billion kWh (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 66
Natural gas - consumption [time series]
5.1 billion cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 58
Natural gas - exports [time series]
15 million cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 48
Natural gas - imports [time series]
5.579 billion cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 31
Natural gas - production [time series]
95 million cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 80
Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]
14.16 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 78
Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]
136,000 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 89
Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]
175,200 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 55
Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]
303,600 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 97
Refined petroleum products - production [time series]
9,522 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 69
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 49,035 sq km | land: 48,105 sq km | water: 930 sq km | country comparison to the world: 131
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: 0.69 cu km/yr (47%/51%/3%) | per capita: 126.7 cu m/yr (2010)
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]
1,720 sq km (2007)
Land boundaries [time series]
total: 1,611 km | border countries (5): Austria 105 km, Czech Republic 241 km, Hungary 627 km, Poland 541 km, Ukraine 97 km
Land use [time series]
agricultural land: 40.1% | arable land 28.9%; permanent crops 0.4%; permanent pasture 10.8% | forest: 40.2% | other: 19.7% (2011 est.)
Location [time series]
Central Europe, south of Poland
Map references [time series]
Europe
Maritime claims [time series]
none (landlocked)
Natural hazards [time series]
NA
Natural resources [time series]
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 (2011)
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]
several previous (preindependence); latest passed by National Council 1 September 1992, signed 3 September 1992, effective 1 October 1992; amended several times, last in 2009; note - amendments relating to same sex marriages were passed by the National Council in 2014 but failed to meet the required percentage of voters in a February 2015 referendum (2015)
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 (since 4 July 2010) | 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 (since 17 September 2012) | chancery: 3523 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008 | telephone: [1] (202) 237-1054 | FAX: [1] (202) 237-6438 | consulate(s) general: New York
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: President Andrej KISKA (since 15 June 2014) | 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 | elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held in 2 rounds on 15 and 29 March 2014 (next to be held in March 2019); following National Council elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president | election results: Andrej KISKA elected president; percent of vote in second round - Andrej KISKA (independent) 59.4%, Robert FICO (Smer-SD) 40.6%
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]
highest court(s): Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic (consists of 84 judges - as of 2015 - organized into criminal, civil, commercial, and administrative divisions with 3- and 5-judge panels; Constitutional Court (consists of 13 judges) | judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judge candidates proposed by the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic, a 17-member independent body to include the Supreme Court chief justice and presidential and governmental appointees; judges appointed by the president for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; Constitutional Court judges nominated by the National Council of the Republic and appointed by the president; judges appointed for 12-year terms | subordinate courts: regional and district civil courts; Higher Military Court; military district courts; Court of Audit
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
Legislative branch [time series]
description: unicameral National Council or Narodna Rada (150 seats; members directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-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; music 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; national colors: white, blue, red
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
Christian Democratic Movement or KDH [Jan FIGEL] | Direction-Social Democracy or Smer-SD [Robert FICO] | Freedom and Solidarity or SaS [Richard SULIK] | Most-Hid or Bridge [Bela BUGAR] | Ordinary People and Independent Personalities or OLaNO [Igor MATOVIC] | Slovak Democratic and Christian Union-Democratic Party or SDKU-DS [Pavol FRESO] | Civic Conservative Party or OKS [Ondrej DOSTAL] | Nation and Justice - Our Party or NAS [Anna BELOUSOVOVA] | Network or Siet [Radoslav PROCHAZKA] | New Majority or NOVA [Daniel LIPSIC] | Party of the Hungarian Coalition or SMK [Jozsef BERENYI] | 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 or AZZZ | 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]
1.02% of GDP (2014) | 1% of GDP (2013) | 1.12% of GDP (2012) | 1.1% of GDP (2011) | 1.12% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 89
Military service age and obligation [time series]
18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2012)
People and Society
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: 15.14% (male 422,297/female 402,154) | 15-24 years: 11.78% (male 330,116/female 311,144) | 25-54 years: 45.17% (male 1,241,594/female 1,217,885) | 55-64 years: 13.56% (male 349,304/female 388,904) | 65 years and over: 14.35% (male 299,097/female 482,532) (2015 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
9.91 births/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 195
Death rate [time series]
9.74 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 49
Dependency ratios [time series]
total dependency ratio: 40.8% | youth dependency ratio: 21.3% | elderly dependency ratio: 19.5% | potential support ratio: 5.1% (2015 est.)
Drinking water source [time series]
urban: 100% of population | rural: 100% of population | total: 100% of population | urban: 0% of population | rural: 0% of population | total: 0% of population (2015 est.)
Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]
4.1% of GDP (2011) | country comparison to the world: 103
Ethnic groups [time series]
Slovak 80.7%, Hungarian 8.5%, Roma 2%, other and unspecified 8.8% (2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]
0.02% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 129
HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]
less than 100 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 116
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]
NA
Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]
8.2% of GDP (2013) | country comparison to the world: 62
Hospital bed density [time series]
6 beds/1,000 population (2011)
Infant mortality rate [time series]
total: 5.27 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 5.91 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 4.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 175
Languages [time series]
Slovak (official) 78.6%, Hungarian 9.4%, Roma 2.3%, Ruthenian 1%, other or unspecified 8.8% (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 76.88 years | male: 73.3 years | female: 80.71 years (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 77
Major urban areas - population [time series]
BRATISLAVA (capital) 401,000 (2015)
Median age [time series]
total: 39.6 years | male: 37.9 years | female: 41.4 years (2015 est.)
Nationality [time series]
noun: Slovak(s) | adjective: Slovak
Net migration rate [time series]
0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 76
Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]
27.4% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 54
Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]
3.32 physicians/1,000 population (2012)
Population [time series]
5,445,027 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 117
Population growth rate [time series]
0.02% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 191
Religions [time series]
Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 8.2%, Greek Catholic 3.8%, other or unspecified 12.5%, none 13.4% (2011 est.)
Sanitation facility access [time series]
urban: 99.4% of population | rural: 98.2% of population | total: 98.8% of population | urban: 0.6% of population | rural: 1.8% of population | total: 1.2% of population (2015 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]
total: 15 years | male: 14 years | female: 16 years (2012)
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female | 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female | 15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female | 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female | 55-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female | 65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female | total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
1.39 children born/woman (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 212
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]
total: 34% | male: 35% | female: 32.5% (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 21
Urbanization [time series]
urban population: 53.6% of total population (2015) | rate of urbanization: -0.31% 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
Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]
stateless persons: 1,523 (2014)
Transportation
Airports [time series]
35 (2013) | country comparison to the world: 111
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total: 21 | 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: 11 (2013)
Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]
total: 14 | 914 to 1,523 m: 9 | 5 (2013)
Heliports [time series]
1 (2013)
Merchant marine [time series]
total: 11 | 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) | country comparison to the world: 112
Pipelines [time series]
gas 6,774 km; oil 419 km (2013)
Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]
river port(s): Bratislava, Komarno (Danube)
Railways [time series]
total: 3,624 km | broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge | standard gauge: 3,475 km 1.435-m gauge (1,616 km electrified) | narrow gauge: 50 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 49
Roadways [time series]
total: 54,869 km (includes local roads, national roads, and 420 km of highways) (2012) | country comparison to the world: 82
Waterways [time series]
172 km (on Danube River) (2012) | country comparison to the world: 99