Slovakia

Summary Location: Central Europe, south of Poland Population: 5,447,502 (July 2007 est.) Capital: 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 GDP per capita: $17,700 (2006 est.)

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