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Slovakia

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Capital:	Bratislava
Area size (Land only):	48080 sq. km Slightly larger than Denmark
Time zone:	Standard Time GMT +1, Summer Time GMT +2
Currency:	Euro
Area code:	(+) 421
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Continental

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Slovak is the official language, but Hungarian is also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	5.4 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	5.4 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	5.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	5.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	5.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	5.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	5.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	5.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	5.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
4.9 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Slovak 86 percent, Hungarian 11 percent. There are smaller Roma, Czech and other minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Christianity, with a Catholic majority (60 percent). Protestants comprise 8 percent of the population.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	56.4 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	56.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	56.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	56.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	56.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	56.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	56.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	56.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1920
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2006)

Percentage of population under 15

2005	16.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	17.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	17.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	18.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	19.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	19.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	74.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	74.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	74.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	73.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	73.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	73.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	70.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	70.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	70.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	69.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	69.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	69.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	78.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	78.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	77.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	77.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	77.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	77.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	7 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	7 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	7 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	6 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	7 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	8 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	8 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	8 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	9 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	9 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	9 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	9 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2002	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	6 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	3 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	42	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	42	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	42	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	42	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	39	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	36	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	7 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	6 percent	FAO 2006
1998-2000average	No data available percent

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	99 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	100.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	No data available percent
2000	No data available percent

Literacy - male

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	203 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	213 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	217 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	222 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	232 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	241 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	261 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	289 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	316 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1022 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	1125 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	908 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	843 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	794 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	684 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	543 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	399 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	231 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	514 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	429 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	358 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	500 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	460 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	429 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	400 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	125 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	94 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	52 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	49 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	49 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	47 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	57 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	59 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	52 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	51 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	52 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	No data available percent
1990-2004	No data available percent
1990-2002	No data available percent
1990-2001	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	11720 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	9740 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	8190 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	6590 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	5040 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	4110 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	3860 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	3850 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	75.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	55.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	47.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	42.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	33.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	24.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	21.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	20.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	8.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	6.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	5.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	4.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	4.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	3.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	0.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	1.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	2.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	2.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	5.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	5.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	3.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	5.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	9.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.1 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
20.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	318 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	318 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	326 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	322 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	<0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	No data available percent
2005	No data available percent
2004	No data available percent
2003	No data available percent

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	17 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	17 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	17 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	19 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	22 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	24 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	25 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	26 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2008	331	UNHCR
2007	342	UNHCR
2006	741	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	791	UNHCR
2004	619	UNHCR
2003	667	UNHCR
2002	595	UNHCR
2001	191	UNHCR
2000	220	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	317	UNHCR
2007	279	UNHCR
2006	248	UNHCR
2005	368	UNHCR
2004	409	UNHCR
2003	414	UNHCR
2002	444	UNHCR
2001	472	UNHCR
2000	457	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997 )
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	1.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	1.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	1.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	4.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	4.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	4.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	4.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	4.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	5.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	5.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	5.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	5.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	5.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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