Geography, Natural Resources

Name: Slovenska republika (Slovak Republic)

• short name Slovensko (Slovakia)

Area: 49 036 sq. km (18 921 sq miles)
Population: 5 379 455 (26.5.2001)
Population Density: 109 per sq. km
Nationalities: Slovak 4 614 854 (85,8%), Czech 44 620 (0,8%), Hungarian  520528 (9,7%), Romany 89 920 (1,7%), Ruthenian 24 201, Ukrainian 10 814

Geographic Coordinates:

• S 47 deg. 43'55" of the North Latitude (Patince)
• N 49 deg. 36'54" N.L. (Oravska Polhora)
• W 16 deg. 50'04" of the East Longitude (Zahorska Ves)
• E 22 deg. 34'20" E.L. (Nova Sedlica)
• Max. Longitude: 428 km (Zahorska Ves - Nova Sedlica)
• Max. Latitude: 125 km (Sturovo - Skaliste)
• Altitude above sea level: 95m (Bodrog) 2655 (Gerlach)

• Geography: Substantial part of Slovakia is covered with mountains belonging to Western-Carpathian Bow. Mountains create several parallel stripes, divided by valleys, where rivers (river Vah in the valley of Povazie, Hron in Pohronie) run. The outer stripe is created by lower mountains, covered with forests: Biele Karpaty, Javorniky, Nizke Beskydy. The inner part is created by lower Male Karpaty, Strazovske vrchy, Velka Fatra, Mala Fatra and higher parts of Nizke Tatry and Vysoke Tatry (Low and High Tatra) with highest peak of Carpathian Bow - Gerlachovsky stit (2655 m). Three low lands are located in the southern part of Slovakia: Zahorska (Borska) nizina and Podunajska nizina in the west and Vychodoslovenska nizina in the east. South-western border of the country is formed by Danube river.
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•  Bordering Countries: Czech Republic (CZ), Poland (PL), Ukraine (UA), Hungary (HU), Austria (AT)

• Clickable map of Slovakia
  

  

• Map of Slovakia - Zoznam.sk

• Capital:  Bratislava (Population 441 500, location 48-10' NL, 17-10' EL)

• OTHER BIG CITIES
  Kosice (population 235 000), Nitra (90 000), Presov (88 000),
• Banska Bystrica (85 000), Zilina (84 000), Trnava (72 000),
• Martin (60 000), Trencin (57 000), Poprad (53 000), Zvolen (42 000).

A list of Internet sites of Slovak cities and places in  Panorama.sk

• Index of cities and villages in Slovakia - no diacritic signs
• The same index with diacritic signs
• Search the index of cities and villages in Slovakia.
• National parks in Slovakia
• Natural Resources: antimony ores, mercury, iron ores, copper, lead, zinc, precious metals, magnesite, limestone, dolomites, gravel, brick soils, ceramic materials, stone salt etc.
• Fuel Resources: brown coal, natural gas
• Climate: Continental with hot summers and cold winters. The coldest month is January (0C) , warmest July and August (26C). In high altitude the snow lasts for 130 days per year.
• Slovak Institute of Hydrometeorology (SHMU)
• Wunderground Forecast, Bratislava
• Wunderground Forecast, Kosice
• Actual satellite weather map of Europe (small image).
• Temperature map of Europe.
• Weather Report and Forecast for Bratislava

  Average temperatures: 
   
  place (height)	   	Jul (C)	Jan (C)	year avg. (C) 
  Bratislava (133m)	20.4	-1.9	9.8 
  Zilina (366 m)		17.0	-4.0	7.2 
  Poprad (703 m)		16.2	-5.9	5.8 
  Kremnica (1167 m)	13.8	-5.4	4.1 
  Lomnicky stit (2633 m)	4.2	-11.6	-3.7 
  Kosice (206 m)		19.6	-3.6	8.7