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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Slovak Republic (Slovakia)
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
- Electricity: 230V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Currency: Euro used since January 1, 2009 (previously used Slovak Koruna)
- Country Dialing Code: 421
Must See - Properties on UNESCO World Heritage List
- Banská Štiavnica
- Spišský Hrad and its Associated Cultural Monuments
- Vlkolínec
- Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
- Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
Slovak Republic (Slovakia)
Location
Central Europe, south of Poland
Capital
Bratislava
Population
5,431,363 (July 2005 est.)
Regions
8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj); Banskobystricky, Bratislavsky, Kosicky, Nitriansky, Presovsky, Trenciansky, Trnavsky, Zilinsky
Climate
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Ethnic groups
Slovak 85.8%, Hungarian 9.7%, Roma 1.7%, Ruthenian/Ukrainian 1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
Religions
Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)
Languages
Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census)
Government type
parliamentary democracy
Background
In 1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once more became free. The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed to separate peacefully on 1 January 1993. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.
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