official name:Slovak Republic placed in: Central Europe borders on: Poland, Czech Republic, the Ukraine, Austria,
Hungaria capital: Bratislava currency: Slovak crown area:48 847 km sq elevations extremes: the lowest point: Bodrog River 94m the highest point:Gerlachovsky Stit 2 655m population:5 430 033 (July
2003 est.) nationality:Slovak(s) language:Slovak government type:parliamentary
democracy administrative division:country
is devided into 8 regions natural resources:
brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese
ore; salt; arable land industries: steel and metal products; food and beverages; electricity, gas, coke, oil,
nuclear fuel; chemicals and manmade fibers; machinery; paper and printing;
earthenware and ceramics; transport vehicles; textiles electrical and
optical apparatus; rubber products
SOUTH AND WEST
SLOVAKIA
part of south-western Slovakia takes Podunajská
lowland - the warmest and the most fertil land of the country
around Hungarian and Austrian borders, there are
domestic summer-holiday areas
there are many famous wells and spas in whole Slovakia
where various diseases are cured
agriculture: there are large wine-yards, weats, oats,
fruit and vegetable
industry: textile, automobile (Peugeot,
Volkswagen), cellulose, pharmaceutical, food;
there are breweries
this part of the country is the only, where is crude oil production and nuclear power-plant
there is famous horse breeding farm
NORTH SLOVAKIA
mostly highlands with stony and less fertile
ground,majority of the area are forests
colder weather
area is rich for mineral or thermal water, thermal
spas
agriculture: stock and sheep breding; potatoes, barley
and fodder crops are grown
industry: lime and dolomit pits, production of iron
ore and copper mining, engineering - TV set production; textile
industry, wood and furniture industry, metallurgy, rubber
industry, paper and pulp industry
several artifical dams, that provide water sport
opportinities
SLOVAKIA - NATURAL BEAUTIES Beautiful karst creations came into being hundred thousand years ago.
There are about 17 public available caves in whole country.
