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Republic of Slovakia
President: Rudolf Schuster (1999)
Prime Minister: Mikulás Dzurinda (1998)
Area: 18,917 sq. mi. (48,845 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 5,396,193 (Average annual rate of natural increase: 0.01%); birth rate: 9.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 9.5/1000; density per sq. mi.: 285
Capital and largest city (1993 est.): Bratislava, 446,600
Other large city (1993 est.): Kosice, 237,300
Monetary unit: Koruna (SKK)
Languages: Slovak (official), Hungarian
Ethnicity/race: Slovak 85.7%, Hungarian 10.7%, Gypsy 1.5%, Czech 1%, Ruthenian 0.3%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.1%, Polish 0.1%
Religions: Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant 8.4%, Orthodox 4.1%, other 17.5%
Literacy rate: 99%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $44.5 billion; $8,300 per capita. Real growth rate: 5%. Inflation: 7.4%. Unemployment: 14%. Arable land: 31%. Industry: metal and metal products; food and beverages; electricity, gas, coke, oil, and nuclear fuel; chemicals and manmade fibers; machinery; paper and printing; earthenware and ceramics; transport vehicles; textiles; electrical and optical apparatus; rubber products. Labor force: 3.32 million (1997); industry, 29.3%; agriculture, 8.9%; services, 45.6%; construction, 8%; transport and communication, 8.2% (1994). Agriculture: grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle, poultry; forest products. Exports: $10.7 billion (f.o.b., 1998): machinery and transport equipment, intermediate manufactured goods, miscellaneous manufactured goods, chemicals, raw materials. Imports: $12.9 billion (f.o.b., 1998): machinery and transport equipment; intermediate manufactured goods; fuels; chemicals; miscellaneous manufactured goods. Major trading partners: EU, Czech Republic, Russia, Italy.
