Area > Comparative
about twice the size of New Hampshire |
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Area > Land
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48,800 sq km |
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[127th of 238]
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Definition: Geography > Area > Land |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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Area > Total
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48,845 sq km |
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[135th of 250]
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Definition: Geography > Area > Total |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Capital city with population
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Bratislava - 446,600 |
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Definition: Geography > Capital city with population |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Climate
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters |
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Definition: Geography > Climate |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites. |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Gerlachovsky Stit 2,655 m |
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Definition: Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Forested Land
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45.3% |
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[47th of 193]
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Definition: Geography > Forested Land |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Geographic coordinates
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48 40 N, 19 30 E |
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Definition: Geography > Geographic coordinates |
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Source: FAO |
Land boundaries > Border countries
Austria 91 km, Czech Republic 197 km, Hungary 676 km, Poland 420 km, Ukraine 90 km |
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Definition: Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Land use > Arable land
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29.23% |
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[24th of 258]
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Definition: Geography > Land use > Arable land |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Largest city population
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471,000 |
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[117th of 174]
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Definition: Geography > Largest city population |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Largest city with population
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Bratislava - 446,600 |
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Definition: Geography > Largest city with population |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
Location
Central Europe, south of Poland |
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Definition: Geography > Location |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites. |
Map references
Europe |
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Definition: Geography > Map references |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Natural resources
brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land |
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Definition: Geography > Natural resources |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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Population density
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110.58 people per sqkm |
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[91st of 256]
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Definition: Geography > Population density |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Population density > people per sq. km
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112 people/m²
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[80th of 204]
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Definition: Geography > Population density > people per sq. km |
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Source: Heal The World Foundation. |
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Precipitation
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523 mm |
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[69th of 95]
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Definition: Geography > Precipitation |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Surface area > sq. km
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49,030 km²
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[127th of 206]
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Definition: Geography > Surface area > sq. km |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
tallest mountains > Mountain
Gerlachovský štít |
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Definition: Geography > tallest mountains > Mountain |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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