President of the High Transitional Authority: Andry Rajoelina
President: Ivan Gasparovic
Population
22,599,098
5,488,339
Life Expectancy
64.850 years
76.240 years
Capital City
Bratislava
Largest city
Antananarivo (population: 1,391,430)
Bratislava (population: 423,737)
Human Development Index
0.533
0.872
GDP per capita
$24,300 US
Literacy Rate
68.9%
99.6%
Corruption Perception Index
3.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.4%
19.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
12.800%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished
Political System
republic
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Religions
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)
Languages
English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census)
Exports
vehicles 25.9%, machinery and electrical equipment 21.3%, base metals 14.6%, chemicals and minerals 10.1%, plastics 5.4% (2004)
External Debt
$72,940,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
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
1.080%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
6
Location
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
Central Europe, south of Poland
Area
587,041 km sq
49,035 km sq
Coastline
4,828 km
0 km
Climate
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
