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There are approximately 5.4 million autochthonous Slovaks in Slovakia. Further Slovaks live in the following countries (the list shows estimates of embassies etc. and of associations of Slovaks abroad in the first place, and official data of the countries as of 2000/2001 in the second place).
The location of Slovakia An enlargeable map of the Slovak Republic. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Slovakia: Slovakia – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe. [1] Slovakia has a population of five and a half million and an area of 49,036 square kilometres (18,933 sq mi). [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the accepted version, checked on 24 January 2025. There are template/file changes awaiting review. Country in Central Europe "Slovak Republic" redirects here. For the First Slovak Republic, see Slovak Republic (1939–1945). Not to be confused with Slovenia. Slovak Republic Slovenská republika (Slovak) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: Nad Tatrou sa ...
A topographical map of Slovakia. The Tatra Mountains, with 29 peaks higher than 2,500 metres (8,202 feet) AMSL, are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains. The Tatras occupy an area of 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi), of which the greater part 600 square kilometres (232 sq mi) lies in Slovakia. They are divided into several parts.
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi), hosting a population ...
Historically, Slovakia was not divided into kraje, but into counties (Slovak: župy or stolice). This was the case when present-day Slovakia was part of: Great Moravia (cca. 9th century) Kingdom of Hungary (cca. 11th / 12th century – 1918) Czechoslovakia (the župy existed 1918 – 1928) the WWII Slovak Republic (the župy existed 1940 – 1945)
Slovak lands in the Austrian Empire 1855. Slovak lands [1] or Slovakian lands [2] (Slovak: Slovenská zem or shortly Slovensko; Hungarian: Tótország; [3] Polish: Ziemia Słowacka [4] or shortly Słowaczyzna [5]) is the historical denomination for the whole of the Slovak-inhabited territories in Central Europe.
Manifestation of Slovak folklore culture is the "Východná" Folklore Festival. It is the oldest and largest nationwide festival with international participation, [1] which takes place in Východná annually. Slovakia is usually represented by many groups but mainly by SĽUK (Slovenský ľudový umelecký kolektív—Slovak folk art collective ...