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Slovakia
Slovak Republic
Slovakia is a country in Central Europe. About 5.4 million people live there, in an area of 49 037 square kilometres. Its capital city is Bratislava.
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Where is Slovakia?
Slovakia lies in Central Europe, on the continent of Europe.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 5 418 km from the equator.
Slovakia is landlocked: it has no coast at all, so you cannot reach the sea without crossing another country.
It shares a border with 5 countries: Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine.
How big is Slovakia?
Slovakia covers 49 037 square kilometres.
That is about 19 times the size of Luxembourg.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 127th largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 111.1 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Slovakia?
About 5.4 million people live in Slovakia.
That is the 116th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Slovak.
They pay with the Euro (€).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 74 years.
The land of Slovakia
The land of Slovakia sits on average 458 metres above sea level.
Because it is landlocked, anything that comes by ship has to cross one of its 5 neighbours to get here.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Slovakia different?
A dish the country is known for: Bryndzové halušky.
Websites from here often end in .sk.
Slovakia and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about one lives in Slovakia.
It takes up about 0.04 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Europe the country ranks 27th of 45 by size, and 24th by population.
Slovakia and its neighbours
Ukraine, its largest neighbour, is about 12.3 times bigger.
Ukraine has more people: 44.6 million against 5.4 million.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, 2 live wild in Slovakia: Brown bear and Chamois. The highest mountain in the country is Gerlachovský štít, at 2 654 metres. The longest river in the country is the Váh. The country has no large natural lake; its largest body of water, Orava Reservoir, is a reservoir.
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How big is Slovakia compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 191 times as big as Slovakia: 9 372 610 km² against 49 037 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 5 times as big as Slovakia: 242 900 km² against 49 037 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Slovakia?
The capital of Slovakia is Bratislava. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Slovakia?
About 5.4 million people live in Slovakia, which makes it the 116th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Slovakia?
How big is Slovakia?
Slovakia covers 49 037 square kilometres, making it the 127th largest country in the world. That is about 19 times the size of Luxembourg.
What is the highest mountain in Slovakia?
The highest mountain in Slovakia is Gerlachovský štít, 2 654 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Slovakia?
The longest river in Slovakia is the Váh, about 403 kilometres long.
What is the largest lake in Slovakia?
The largest body of water in Slovakia is Orava Reservoir, a reservoir of about 35 km²; there is no large natural lake in the country.
Which continent is Slovakia in?
Slovakia is in Europe, in the part called Central Europe.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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