Fact Sheet

• Population: 5.4 million
• Land Area: 49,035 square kilometres
• Capital : Bratislava (451,000)
• Major Ethnic Groups: Slovak 82%; Hungarian 11 %; Romany 4.8%
• President: Ivan Gasparovic (inaugurated 15 June 2004)
• Prime Minister: Robert Fico (since 2006)
• National Legislature Body: National Council (Parliament) (150 MPs)
• Currency: Slovak Crown (SK)
• Exchange rate: SK 34.28= Euro1 (February 18, 2007)
• Real GDP Growth: 9.8 per cent (3Q 2006)
• Consumer price inflation: 3.9 (3Q 2006)
• Unemployment rate: 9.27 per cent (10/2006)