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Slovakia
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BASIC FACTS
Capital
Bratislava
Area size
48080 sq. km
Area comparison
Slightly larger than Denmark
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Facts & figures
Political profile
PEOPLE
Language
Slovak is the official language, but Hungarian is also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide 2005/2006
Population
2005 5.4
million
U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population
Division (2004)
2004 5.4
million
U.N. DESA
2002 5.4
million
U.N. DESA
Future population estimates
4.6 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2004)
Ethnic groups
Slovak 86 percent, Hungarian 11 percent. There are smaller Roma, Czech and other minorities.
Source: NI World Guide 2005/2006
Religion
Christianity, with a Catholic majority (60 percent). Protestants comprise eight percent of the population.
Source: NI World Guide 2005/2006
Percentage urban population
2003 57.5
percent
U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
2005
2002 57.2
percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
Year women granted right to vote
1920
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the
year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.
Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
86 (2002-2003)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
Percentage of population under 15
2003
17.4 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002
18.4 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
USEFUL INFORMATION
Time zone
Standard Time GMT +1, Summer Time GMT +2
Climate description
Continental
Currency
Koruna
Telephone dialling code
(+) 421
Driving (left/right)
Right
STANDARD OF LIVING
Average life expectancy
2003
74.0 years
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002
73.6 years
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
Life expectancy - male
2003
70.1 years
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002
69.6 years
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
Life expectancy - female
2003
77.9 years
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002
77.5 years
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
Infant mortality
2003
7 per 1,000 live births
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002
8 per 1,000 live births
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
2003
8 per 1,000 live births
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002
9 per 1,000 live births
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
Births attended by skilled personnel
No data available percent
Maternal mortality
3 per 100,000 live births (2000)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
Human development index (HDI rank)
2005
42
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2004
42
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent
Percentage of undernourished population
5 percent (2000-2002 average)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
Population with access to improved water
2002
100 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000
100 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
Population with access to improved sanitation
2002
100 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000
100 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
Literacy - average
2003
99.6 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002
99.7 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
Literacy - male
2003
99.7 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002
99.7 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
Literacy - female
2003
99.6 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002
99.7 percent
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
Landlines telephones
2005 222 per 1,000 people
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2006
2004 232 per 1,000 people
ITU 2005
2003 241 per 1,000 people
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 268 per 1,000 people
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
Cellular telephone subscribers
2005
841 per 1,000 people
ITU 2006
2004
794 per 1,000 people
ITU 2005
2003
684 per 1,000 people
UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
Internet users
2004
423 per 1,000 people
ITU 2005
2003
256 per 1,000 people
ITU 2004
2002
160.4 per 1,000 people
UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 145=most corrupt)
2005
47 (joint)
Transparency International
2004
57
Transparency International
Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
ECONOMY & AID
Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent
GNI per capita, Atlas method
2004
6480 current US$
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2003
4970 current US$
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a crosscountry comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a
country?s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two
preceding years.
GDP
2004
41.1 current US$ billions
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2003
32.7 current US$ billions
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
Annual GDP growth
2004
5.5 percent
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
2003
4.5 percent
World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
Annual inflation
4.6 percent (2004)
Source: World Bank Data Profile Tables 2006
Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.1 (2003)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
20.9 (2003)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
HEALTH
Physicians
325 per 100,000 people (1990-2004 )
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
2005
<0.1 percent
U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2006
2003
<0.1 percent
UNAIDS 2006
Malaria
No risk (2005)
Source: U.N. World Health Organisation (WHO) 2005
TB cases
2004
19 per 100,000 people
WHO 2006
2003
22 per 100,000 people
WHO 2005
2002
24 per 100,000 people
WHO 2004
CONFLICT & MIGRATION
Number of refugees originating here
2005
791
Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2004
619
UNHCR
2003
667
UNHCR
Number of refugees residing here
2005
368
UNHCR
2004
409
UNHCR
2003
414
UNHCR
Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
No data available
Landmine casualties per year
2004
0
Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003
0
Landmine Monitor Report 2004
Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and
unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997 )
Source: Landmine Monitor Report 2004
Percentage of GDP spent on military
1.9 percent (2003)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
Percentage of GDP spent on education
4.4 percent (2000-2002)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
Percentage of GDP spent on health
5.3 percent (2002)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
AlertNet makes every effort to ensure statistics are updated from the relevant sources as soon as
they are available.
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