Languages: Slovak (official) 78.6%, Hungarian 9.4%, Roma 2.3%, Ruthenian 1%
Religions: Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 8.2%, Greek Catholic 3.8%, other or unspecified 12.5%, none 13.4%
Formal name: Slovak Republic
Alternate names: Slovak Republic, Slovak Socialist Republic, Slovenská Republika, Slovenská Socialistická Republika, Slovenské Kraje, Slovensko
Government type: parliamentary republic
Leaders: chief of state: President Andrej KISKA; head of government: Prime Minister Robert FICO
Capital: Bratislava
Administrative divisions: 8 regions
GDP per capita (PPP): $29,700 (2015 est.)
Exports: vehicles and related parts 27%, machinery and electrical equipment 20%, nuclear reactors and furnaces 12%, iron and steel 4%, mineral oils and fuels 5% (2015 est.)
Imports: machinery and electrical equipment 20%, vehicles and related parts 14%, nuclear reactors and furnaces 12%, fuel and mineral oils 9% (2015 est.)