President: Ivan Gasparovic Prime minister-elect: Robert Fico
Population
14,099,032
5,483,088
Life Expectancy
71.170 years
76.030 years
Capital City
Guatemala
Bratislava
Largest city
Guatemala City (population: 994,938)
Bratislava (population: 423,737)
Human Development Index
0.696
0.872
GDP per capita
$5,100 US
$23,600 US
Literacy Rate
69.1%
99.6%
Corruption Perception Index
3.1
5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
12%
19.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
4.100%
13.500%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
constitutional democratic republic
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Religions
Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)
Languages
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census)
Exports
coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom
vehicles 25.9%, machinery and electrical equipment 21.3%, base metals 14.6%, chemicals and minerals 10.1%, plastics 5.4% (2004)
External Debt
$15,670,000,000 $
$72,940,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - 7.5895 (2008 est.), 7.6833 (2007), 7.6026 (2006), 7.6339 (2005), 7.9465 (2004)
Slovak koruny (SKK) per US dollar - 21.05 (2008 est.), 24.919 (2007), 29.611 (2006), 31.018 (2005), 32.257 (2004) note: on 1 January 2009 Slovakia adopted the euro as legal tender
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.400%
1.080%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
6
Location
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
Central Europe, south of Poland
Area
108,889 km sq
49,035 km sq
Coastline
400 km
0 km
Climate
tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
