FACTS ABOUT SLOVAKIA
AMAZING FACTS ABOUT SLOVAKIA
1.
Slovakia is officially known as the “Slovak
Republic”
2.
Bratislava is the capital city of Slovakia.
3.
The total population of Slovakia is 5,435,343.
4.
The natives of Slovakia are called Slovaks.
5.
The Euro (EUR) is official currency of Slovakia.
6.
Slovakia shares a border with Czech
Republic, Austria, Poland, Ukraine and Hungary.
7.
Slovakia is a central European country
known for its dramatic natural landscape and many castles.
8.
It is the 127th largest
country in the world in terms of land area.
9.
It is the 116th largest
country in the world in terms of population.
10.
Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is
set along the Danube River by the border with Austria and Hungary. It is the
capital in the world bordering two countries.
11.
Slovak beautiful nature contains from
lowlands, undulating mountain ranges, mountain pastures up to the majestic “Tatras”
situated here, which are the smallest high mountains in Europe.
12.
Gerlachovsky Stit at 2.655 meters (8.710
feet) is the highest point in Slovakia. For of its height and breathtaking
scenery it is one of the most visited and challenging peaks.
13.
There are 9 National Parks and 14
Natural Reserves in Slovakia.
14.
More than 6,000 caves have been
discovered in Slovakia so far! Most spectacular caves can be found in the
national parks of Low Tatras, Slovak Paradise and Slovak Karst.
15.
There are more than 1300 mineral springs
in Slovakia that are used like curative water and high quality mineral water
for drinking. There are 21 thermal spas built on these mineral springs.
16.
There are 7 UNESCO World Heritage
Sites in Slovakia.
17.
The ruins of Spis Castle in eastern
Slovakia form one of the largest castle sites in Central Europe.
18.
Carpathian Wooden Churches is the name
of a UNESCO World Heritage Site that consists of nine wooden religious
buildings constructed between the 16th and 18th centuries
in eight different locations in Slovakia.
19.
Slovakia has the world’s highest number
of castles and châteaux per capita. There are 180 castles and 425 chateaux.
20.
Beautiful Slovakia opal mines in eastern
Slovakia are admired in the whole world and now the mines became a valuable
technical monument.
21.
The Venus of Moravany is a small
prehistoric female figurine discovered in Slovakia early in the 20th
century. It is made of mammoth tusk ivory and is dated to 22,800 BC, which
places it in upper Paleolithic times.
22.
Tennis champion Martina Hingis (born in
1980), former World No. 1 and winner of 5 Grand Slam singles titles and 9 Grand
Slam women’s doubles titles, was born in Slovakia to a Slovak father and a
Czech mother.
23.
The most famous American of Slovak
descent is probably pop artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987), whose parents
immigrated from Miková in north-eastern Slovakia.
24.
The Košice Peace Marathon is the oldest
marathon in Europe and the second-oldest in the world (after the Boston
Marathon ).The first course was held in 1924.
25.
90% of Slovaks have completed at least
secondary education – the highest score in the EU (along with Poles, Czechs,
and Slovenes).
26.
Slovak women marry the youngest (average
24 years old) within the European Union, along with Lithuanian and Polish
women.
27.
Staffs of Slovak and Slovenian embassies
meet once a month with their colleagues to exchange wrongly-addressed mail!
28.
Ivan Bella was the first Slovak citizen
in space, having participated in a 9-day joint Russian-French-Slovak mission on
the space station Mir in 1999.
29.
The most popular sports in Slovakia are
ice hockey and soccer. Baseball and football are seen as very exotic!
30.
Slovakia Exports: vehicles and related
parts, machinery and electrical equipment, nuclear reactors and furnace, iron
and steel, mineral oils and fuels.
31.
Slovakia Imports: machinery and
transport equipment, vehicles and related parts, nuclear reactors and furnaces,
fuel and mineral oils.
32.
The internet country code for Slovakia
is .sk
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