SLOVAKIA

Slovakia is located in Central Europe, south of the Czech Republic and Poland. It is around twice the size of New Hampshire. The climate is temperate with moderately warm summers and cold, cloudy, humid winters. The terrain is rugged mountains in the central and northern part with lowlands in the south. Natural resources include brown coal and lignite, some iron ore, copper and manganese ore, salt, and arable land.

Location

Central Europe, south of Poland.

Geography

Landlocked; most of the country is rugged and mountainous; the Tatra Mountains in the north are interspersed with many scenic lakes and valleys.

Capital

Bratislava

Climate

Temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters

Language

Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%,Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6%

Monetary Unit

Slovak koruna (SKK)

Largest Cities

Bratislava, Koshice, Nitra, Trnava

Principal rivers

Danube

Places to Visit

Bratislava, Bratislava, Kosice, Poprad

Airports

Airports are M.R. Stefanik, Kosice, Malacky, Nitra, Piestany, Tatry, Presov, Prievidza, Sliac, Trencin, Zilina