Slovakia
The Slovak Republic (or, in short form, Slovakia
i// or //; Slovak:
Slovensko (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈslovɛnsko] (
listen)),
long form Slovenská republika (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈslovɛnskaː
ˈrɛpublɪka] (
listen)))
is a landlocked state in Central Europe.[6][7] It has a population
of over five million and an area of about 49,000 square kilometres
(19,000 sq mi). Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is the capital,
Bratislava, and the second
largest is Košice. Slovakia is a
member state of the European Union, NATO, United Nations, OECD and
WTO among others. The official language
is Slovak, a member
of the Slavic language
family.
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