Slovakia
Slovakia
Capital Bratislava
49,035 km² · 5,413,813 people (2025) · Euro
The High Tatras are the smallest high-alpine range in the world, about 26 km long, yet they reach 2,655 m. Slovakia has over 6,000 recorded caves and roughly 1,600 mineral and thermal springs. Bratislava is the only capital city bordering two other countries.
The facts
- Capital
- Bratislava
- Area
- 49,035 km² — 18,933 sq mi
- Population
- 5,413,813 (2025)
- Density
- 110.4 people per km²
- Currency
- Euro (EUR, €)
- Official language
- Slovak
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +421
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- SK · SVK
- Continent
- Europe
How it compares
- By area
- 128 of 200
- By population
- 123 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,197 | 3,140,095 |
| Costa Rica | 51,100 | 5,152,950 |
| Slovakia ← | 49,035 | 5,413,813 |
| Dominican Republic | 48,670 | 11,520,487 |
| Estonia | 45,228 | 1,366,475 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Slovakia?
- Bratislava
- What currency does Slovakia use?
- The Euro (EUR).
- How big is Slovakia?
- 49,035 km², or 18,933 square miles — 128 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Slovakia drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,197 km²
- Costa Rica 51,100 km²
- Dominican Republic 48,670 km²
- Estonia 45,228 km²
- Russia Europe
- Germany Europe
- United Kingdom Europe
- France Europe
- Italy Europe
- Spain Europe
- Ukraine Europe
- Poland Europe
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)