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© 2009 CompassLearning, Inc Slovakia Area: 49,035 sq km Natural resources: brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land Geographic note: landlocked; most of the country is rugged and mountainous; the Tatra Mountains in the north are interspersed with many scenic lakes and valleys Population: 5,463,046, country comparison to the world: 110 Ethnic groups: Slovak 85.8%, Hungarian 9.7%, Roma 1.7%, Ruthenian/Ukrainian 1%, other and unspecified 1.8% Religions: Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% Government type: parliamentary democracy Capital: Bratislava GDP per capita: $21,100 Languages: Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6%% Location: Central Europe, south of Poland
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slovakia - Odyssey · 2010. 4. 14. · Slovakia Area: 49,035 sq km Natural resources: brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land

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Page 1: slovakia - Odyssey · 2010. 4. 14. · Slovakia Area: 49,035 sq km Natural resources: brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land

© 2009 CompassLearning, Inc

SlovakiaArea: 49,035 sq km

Natural resources: brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land

Geographic note: landlocked; most of the country is rugged and mountainous; the Tatra Mountains in the north are interspersed with many scenic lakes and valleys

Population: 5,463,046, country comparison to the world: 110

Ethnic groups: Slovak 85.8%, Hungarian 9.7%, Roma 1.7%, Ruthenian/Ukrainian 1%, other and unspecified 1.8%

Religions: Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13%

Government type:

parliamentary democracy

Capital: Bratislava

GDP per capita: $21,100

Languages: Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6%%

Location: Central Europe, south of Poland