1
© 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
