Slovakia Slovakia is a landlocked republic in Central Europe, bounded on the northwest by the Czech Republic, on the north by Poland, on the east by Ukraine, on the south by Hungary, and on the southwest by Austria. The capital and the largest city is...

Slovak Republic Slovenska Republika CAPITAL: Bratislava FLAG: Horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, superimposed with a crest of a white double cross on three blue mountains. ANTHEM: Nad Tatru sa blyska (Over Tatra it lightens). MONETARY...

Slovakia is at the crossroads between eastern and western Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Hungary to the south, the Czech Republic to the west, and Ukraine to the east. Although a small country, with a land mass of 18,919 square miles,...

Slovakia POPULATION 5,422,366 ROMAN CATHOLIC 68.9 percent EVANGELICAL (LUTHERAN) 6.9 percent GREEK CATHOLIC 4.1 percent REFORMED 2.0 percent NOT AFFILIATED 13.0 percent OTHER 5.1 percent Country Overview Introduction Located in central Europe, the...

– on the European continent  (camel & white)– in the European Union  (camel)                 ...

Capital: Bratislava Head of State: President Rudolf Schuster (since June 1999) President elected by direct; popular vote for a five-year term Head, of Government: Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda (since October 1998) Following National Council elections, the leader of the majority party...

Highlights and Key Issues * GDP growth was exceptionally strong in the last quarter of 2007 - reaching 14.1%. This helped growth for the year as a whole to top 10%. The last quarter surge was boosted by stockpiling of cigarettes by wholesalers...

A smoked cheese made for centuries in the Tatra mountains between Poland and Slovakia is at the center of a dispute between the two new European Union neighbors, EU officials said Monday.Slovakia has objected to Poland's bid to register oscypek cheese on the EU's list...

A smoked cheese made for centuries in the Tatra mountains between Poland and Slovakia is at the center of a dispute between the two new European Union neighbors, EU officials said Monday.Slovakia has objected to Poland's bid to register oscypek cheese on the EU's list...

Explores the European nation of Slovakia. Describes the country's weather, geography, human and environmental interactions, movement of its citizens and the various regions. Discusses its economy, official languages and primary land use.