Slovakia
- Official Name:
- Slovak Republic (Slovakia)
- Area:
- 48.845 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 5.447.502 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- Does not have
- Capital:
- Bratislava
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Bratislava, Komarno
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: ND
- Exclusive economic zone: ND
- Continental shelf: ND
- Political divisions:
- 8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj); Banskobystricky kraj, Bratislavsky kraj, Kosicky kraj, Nitriansky kraj, Presovsky kraj, Trenciansky kraj, Trnavsky kraj, Zilinsky kraj
- Language(s):
- Slovak (official) 83,9%, Hungarian 10,7%, Roma 1,8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2,6% (2001 census)
- National holiday:
- Constitution Day, 1 September (1992)
- Nationality:
- Slovak(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 1. Daylight saving time: 1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
- Member of:
- ACCT (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU (associate partner), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
- Internet country code:
- .sk
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Slovak koruna (SKK) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD18.200 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 47.720.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 8,3% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 3,8%
- Industry: 31,4%
- Services: 64,8%
- Labor force:
- 2.629.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2003):
-
- Agriculture 5,8%
- Industry: 29,3%
- Construction 9%
- Services 55,9%
- Unemployment rate:
- 10,2% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 4,4% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 27,6% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD24.570.000.000
- Expenditures: USD26.140.000.000
- Public debt:
- 36,1% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD -3.781.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 39.640.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- vehicles 25,9%, machinery and electrical equipment 21,3%, base metals 14,6%, chemicals and minerals 10,1%, plastics 5,4% (2004)
- Exports - Partners:
- Germany 26,2%, Czech Republic 14,1%, Austria 7,1%, Italy 6,7%, Poland 6,3%, Hungary 5,7% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 41.840.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and transport equipment 41,1%, intermediate manufactured goods 19,3%, fuels 12,3%, chemicals 9,8%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 10,2% (2003)
- Imports - partners:
- Germany 25,1%, Czech Republic 19,3%, Russia 10,5%, Austria 6,1%, Poland 4,7%, Hungary 4,6%, Italy 4,5% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 15.750.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 31.500.000.000 (2006)
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