SGA Ministries in Slovakia
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- Leadership Support
- Biblical Student Sponsorship
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Background
 In
1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related
Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following
the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia
became a communist nation within Soviet-ruled
Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed
in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once more became
free. The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed
to separate peacefully on 1 January 1993.
Slovakia has experienced more difficulty
than the Czech Republic in developing a
modern market economy
Location
Central Europe, south of Poland
Area
48,845 sq km
Land Boundaries
Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland,
Ukraine
Natural Resources
Brown coal and lignite; small amounts of
iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt;
arable land
Land Use
Arable land: 31%, permanent crops: 3%,
permanent pastures: 17%, forests and woodland:
41%, other: 8% (1993 est.)
Population
5,407,956 (July 2000 est.)
Ethnic Groups
Slovak 85.7%, Hungarian 10.6%, Gypsy 1.6%
(the 1992 census figures under report the
Gypsy/Romany community, which is about 500,000),
Czech, Moravian, Silesian 1.1%, Ruthenian
and Ukrainian 0.6%, German 0.1%, Polish
0.1%, other 0.2% (1996)
Religions
Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant
8.4%, Orthodox 4.1%, other 17.5%
Languages
Slovak (official), Hungarian
Capital
Bratislava
Independence
1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into
the Czech and Slovak Republics)
Unemployment Rate
20% (1999 est.)
Currency
1 koruna (Sk) = 100 halierov
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