President: Ivan Gasparovic Prime minister-elect: Robert Fico
President: Daniel Ortega
Population
5,483,088
5,727,707
Life Expectancy
76.030 years
72.180 years
Capital City
Bratislava
Managua
Largest city
Bratislava (population: 423,737)
Managua (population: 973,087)
Human Development Index
0.872
0.699
GDP per capita
$23,600 US
$3,200 US
Literacy Rate
99.6%
67.5%
Corruption Perception Index
5
2.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
19.3%
18.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
13.500%
7.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
republic
Independence date
1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Religions
Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)
Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)
Languages
Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census)
Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census) note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast
Exports
vehicles 25.9%, machinery and electrical equipment 21.3%, base metals 14.6%, chemicals and minerals 10.1%, plastics 5.4% (2004)
coffee, beef, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts
External Debt
$72,940,000,000 $
$4,073,000,000 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
gold cordobas (NIO) per US dollar - 19.374 (2008 est.), 18.457 (2007), 17.582 (2006), 16.733 (2005), 15.937 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.080%
0.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
0
Location
Central Europe, south of Poland
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
