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After a period (1990-1996) without kraje (regions) and without any equivalent, 8 regions were reintroduced in 1996.
The 8 regions are as follows:
| 1. | Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region) capital Bratislava | | 2. | Trnavský kraj (Trnava Region) capital Trnava | | 3. | Trenčiansky kraj (Trenčín Region) capital Trenčín | | 4. | Nitriansky kraj (Nitra Region) capital Nitra | | 5. | Žilinský kraj (Žilina Region) capital Žilina | | 6. | Banskobystrický kraj (Banská Bystrica Region) capital Banská Bystrica | | 7. | Prešovský kraj (Prešov Region) capital Prešov | | 8. | Košický kraj (Košice Region) capital Košice |
Slovakia's Capital City:
Bratislava
Government Type:
parliamentary democracy
Currency:
1 koruna (Sk) = 100 halierov
GDP per Capital:
$8,500 (1999 estimate) | Labor by Occupation | (1994) | | | Services | 45.6% | | | Industry | 29.3% | | | Agriculture | 8.9% | | | Transport & Comm | 8.2% | | | Construction | 8.0% | |
| Industries: | | | | | metal | metal products | food | beveages | | gas | coke | oil | nuclear fuel | | chemicals | machinery | manmade fibers | optical apparatus | | transport vehicles | paper | printing | earthware | | ceramics | rubber products | textiles | electrical |
Total Area:
18,859.16 sq miles
Population (est. July 2009):
5,407,956
Estimated Population in 2050:
4,764,626
Languages:
Slovak (official)
Hungarian
| Religion: | | | | Roman Catholic | 60.3% | | | Atheist | 9.7% | | | Protestant | 8.4% | | | Orthodox | 4.1% | | | all others | 17.5% | |
| Life Expectency: | | | male | 69.71 yrs | | female | 77.98 yrs |
| Arigulture: | | | | grains | potatoes | | sugar beets | forest products | | hops | fruit | | cattle | pigs | | poultry | |
Arable Land:
31%
| Exports: | (1998) | | machinery and transport equipment | 37% | | intermediate manufactured goods | 30% | | miscellaneous manufactured goods | 13% | | chemicals | 9% | | raw materials | 4% |
| Imports: | (1998) | | machinery and transport equipment | 40% | | intermediate manufactured goods | 18% | | fuels | 11% | | chemicals | 11% | | miscellaneous manufactured goods | 10% |
| Natural Resources: | | | brown coal | lignite | | some iron ore | some copper | | some manganese ore | salt | | manganese ore | |
Current Environmental Issues:
air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks
acid rain damaging forests
Telephones (1998):
1.557 million main lines in use
Internet Service Providers (1999):
11 providers
| Sisters Cities: | | | Slovak Republic | U.S.A. | | Bardejov | Ashtabula, Ohio | | Bratislava | Cleveland, Ohio | | Kosice | Mobile, Alabama | | Nitra | Naperville, Illinois | | Spisske Podhradie | Show Low, Arizona | | Spisska Nova Ves | Youngstown, Ohio |
  
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