Slovak Republic Protocols

PROTOCOLS

Sloveska republika, (Slovensko)
Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

Flag, Coat of Arms, Seal is at the bottom page

Anthem: "Nad tatrou sa bliska "
National Seal: Seal of the Slovak Republic

Bratislava the Capital (Slovak Republic).
Located at Latitude/longitude:
49° 10' 00" N
17° 04' 59" E

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

Official languages Slovak language (de facto)
National language Slovak Language.
Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census)

Government is parliamentary democracy

President Ivan GASPAROVIC ( party)

Independence from Austro-Hungarian Empire

Declared October 28, 1918

Recognized October 28, 1918
Constitution Day, 1 September (1992) ( national holiday )

Independence
1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Slovak Republic and Czech republic)

Currency Slovenska Koruna (SKK)

Time zone
Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +1 hour
Daylight saving time: +1 hour
Current time Summer zone offset: UTC/GMT +2 hours
Time zone abbreviation: CEST - Central European Summer Time
Time difference: (9 hours ahead of Los Angeles, 6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Internet country code .sk

Calling code +421

Suffrage
18 years of age; universal

Area
total: 48, 845 sq km
land: 48, 800 sq km
water: 45 sq km

Land boundaries
total: 1, 474 km
border countries: Austria 91 km, Czech Republic 197 km, Hungary 676 km, Poland 420 km, Ukraine 90 km
Coastline
0 km (landlocked)

Population
5, 455, 407 (July 2008 est.)

Literacy
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est)

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

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

Fiscal year
calendar year

GDP (purchasing power parity)
$110.2 billion (2007 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate)
$74.99 billion (2007 est.)

GDP - real growth rate
10.4% (2007 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP)
$20, 200 (2007 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 2.6%
industry: 33.5%
services: 63.9% (2007 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.9% (2007 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
24.1% of GDP (2007 est.)

Budget
revenues: $34.34 billion
expenditures: $35.99 billion (2007 est.)

Public debt
35.9% of GDP (2007 est.)

Labor force
2.654 million (2007 est.)

Labor force - by occupation
agriculture 5.8%
industry 29.3%
construction 9%
services 55.9% (2003)

Unemployment rate:
8.4% (2007 est.)

National Production
Agriculture - products
grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle, poultry; forest products

Industries
metal and metal products; food and beverages; electricity, gas, coke, oil, nuclear fuel; chemicals and manmade fibers; machinery; paper and printing; earthenware and ceramics; transport vehicles; textiles; electrical and optical apparatus; rubber products

Industrial production growth rate
17.2% (2007 est.)

International organization participation
Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU (associate partner), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC