Slovakia - Administration, Politics, Nationalities

Name: Slovenska republika (The Slovak Republic)
short name Slovensko (Slovakia)
ISO 2-letters code: SK, 3-letters code: SVK
Area: 49 036 sq. km (18 921 sq miles)
Population: 5 449 270 (1.1.2021)
Population Density: 111 per sq. km
Nationalities:
Slovak 4 567 547 / 83,82%
Hungarian 422 065 / 7,75%
Roma 67 179 / 1,23%
Ruthenian 23 746 / 0,44%
Czech 28 996 / 0,53%
Ukrainian 9 451 / 0,17%
German 3 318 / 0,06%
More: Results of Population and Housing Census 2020 at the site of the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic
Official Language: Slovak
National flag: Click on the flag to see large picture.
State emblem: Click on the emblem to see large picture.
State seal: Click on the emblem to see large picture.
National anthem: Nad Tatrou sa blyska: notation, lyrics, sound clip (WAV, RealAudio, Sun.au), CD Slovak National Athem and Solemn Choirs.
Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992).
Type of institution: Parliamentary democracy.
Constitutional and legislative power: National Council of the SR - NR SR (Narodna rada Slovenskej republiky).
NR SR has one chamber with 150 members.
Executive power: President, Government.
Judiciary power: Constitutional court and courts.
Administrative division: Eight self-governmental regions: Banska Bystrica, Bratislava, Kosice, Nitra, Presov, Trencin, Trnava, Zilina.