general information

Republic

capital: Bratislava

surface area: 49 000 km2

population: 5,5 millions

population density/km2: 112

EU member since 2004

national day: September 1

national anthem: Nad Tatrou sa blyska (Storm over the Tatras)

• Slovakia boasts over 4450 caverns.

• Before 1918, Slovakia was part of the Hungarian Kingdom and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

• 19 Hungarians kings and queens have been crowned in Bratislava.

• The tax rate has risen to 19%.

• In 1989, Czechoslovakia became a democratic republic.

• In 1993, it divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

• Slovakia has many minorities such as the Hungarian minority or the Rom minority (gypsies).

• The Slovak flag bears the Slavic colours of red, blue and white. The Slovak flag bears a shield with the Tatra Mountains and the Hungarians cross, whereas the Slovene flag shows Triglav Mountain and the sea.