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Slovakia

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THE VELVET DIVORCE AND AN INDEPENDENT SLOVAKIA · 1 JANUARY 1993
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1993 – present · Independent Slovakia in Europe
4 EVENTS
25 Sep 1997 · ICJ judgment on Gabčíkovo–Nagymaros 2 REFS
1 May 2004 · Accession to the European Union 2 REFS
1945 – 1993 · Communism, the Velvet Revolution and the Velvet Divorce
4 EVENTS
1948 · Communist takeover 2 REFS
Nov 1989 · The Velvet Revolution 2 REFS
1918 – 1945 · Czechoslovakia, the Slovak State and the Uprising
4 EVENTS
28–30 Oct 1918 · Czechoslovakia and the Martin Declaration 2 REFS
14 Mar 1939 · Proclamation of the Slovak State 2 REFS
1780 – 1918 · The Slovak National Awakening
4 EVENTS
1780s · Bernolák's first written Slovak 2 REFS
1843 · Štúr codifies literary Slovak 3 REFS
c. 1000 – 1780 · A Thousand Years in the Kingdom of Hungary
4 EVENTS
c. 1000 · Incorporation into the Kingdom of Hungary 2 REFS
1536 · Pressburg made capital of Hungary 2 REFS
c. 800 – 907 · Great Moravia and the Mission of Cyril and Methodius
4 EVENTS
c. 833 · Founding of Great Moravia 2 REFS
863 · Mission of Cyril and Methodius 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Bratislava
Population
5.4 m
Area
49,037 km²
Region
Central Europe
Languages
Slovak
Currency
Euro (€)
Demonym
Slovak
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$155 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$28,544’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
0.8%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
4.0%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
170.3%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
5.4 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
78.4 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
53.2%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.5’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
73.1’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
76.7’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
64.1’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
61.2’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
66.6’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
50.1’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
7.4%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
3.70’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
6.3’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
94.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
99.6%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Education spending
4.7%’22 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
102.8%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
93.2%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
54.5%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
1.0%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
3,507’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
89.8%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
140’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
10.6%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
48,080 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
40.1%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
38.0%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
5.5’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
17.9%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.2%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.2%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
2.0%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$2.8 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
18,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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