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Europe > Slovakia > Geography

SLOVAK GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
about twice the size of New Hampshire
Area > Land 48,800 sq km Time series [127th of 238]
Area > Total 48,845 sq km Time series [135th of 250]
Capital city with population Bratislava - 446,600
Climate
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Elevation extremes > Highest point Gerlachovsky Stit 2,655 m Time series
Forested Land 45.3% [47th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 48 40 N, 19 30 E Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Austria 91 km, Czech Republic 197 km, Hungary 676 km, Poland 420 km, Ukraine 90 km
Land use > Arable land 29.23% Time series [24th of 258]
Largest city population 471,000 [117th of 174]
Largest city with population Bratislava - 446,600
Location
Central Europe, south of Poland
Map references
Europe
Natural resources
brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land
Population density 110.58 people per sqkm [91st of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 112 people/m² Time series [80th of 204]
Precipitation 523 mm [69th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 49,030 km² Time series [127th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain
Gerlachovský štít

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Slovakia, Slovak Republic, Slovenska Republika, Slovensko, slovak rep. c

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