Slovakia is a landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million. The Slovak Republic borders the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is its capital, Bratislava. Slovakia is a member state of the European Union.
Capital: - Bratislava
Area: - Total: 49,037 km² (130th)
18,933 sq mi
- Water(%): negligible
Independence: from Czechoslovakia
- Date: January 1, 1993
- Accession to EU: May 1, 2004
Official languages: - Slovak
Population: - July 2005 estimate: 5,401,000 (110th)
- 2001 census: 5,379,455
- Density: 111/km² (88th)
287/sq mi