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GeographyLocation: Central Europe, south of Poland
Area: Land boundaries: total 1,355 km, Austria 91 km, Czech Republic 215 km, Hungary 515 km, Poland 444 km, Ukraine 90 km Coastline: 0 km
PeoplePopulation: 5,432,383 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 0.54% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 14.51 births/1,000 population Death rate: 9.12 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 10 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 1.93 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Slovak 85.7%, Hungarian 10.7%, Gypsy 1.5% (the 1992 census figures underreport the Gypsy/Romany community, which could reach 500,000 or more), Czech 1%, Ruthenian 0.3%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.1%, Polish 0.1%, other 0.3% Religions: Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant 8.4%, Orthodox 4.1%,other 17.5% Languages: Slovak (official), Hungarian
Literacy:
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Government
Names:
Type: parliamentary democracy Capital: Bratislava Independence: 1 January 1993 (from Czechoslovakia) Constitution: ratified 1 September 1992, fully effective 1 January 1993
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $32.8 billion National product real growth rate: 4.3% National product per capita: $6,070 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 12% Unemployment rate: 14.6%
Electricity:
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