Slovakia By Delaney Murphy

Location It’s capital is Bratislava It’s capital is BratislavaBratislava Slovakia is located in Central Europe Slovakia is located in Central EuropeCentral EuropeCentral Europe

Geography Landforms of Slovakia consist of… Carpathian Mountains Tatra mountains Gerlachovský štít Kriváň The water forms are… Danube Váh Hron Tisa

Government  Slovakia is a Self-governing country  The leaders are…  Milan Ftáčnik, Milan Ftáčnik  Štefan Bošnák,  Jozef Dvonc  Igor Choma  Peter Gogola  František Knapík František Knapík  The president is Ivan GašparovičIvan Gašparovič

People Religion Slovakia guarantees freedom in choice of religion but the religion followed by 60.4% (the most) of the people is roman catholic Foods Bryndzové halušky is the national dish of Slovakia Bryndzové halušky Ethnic groups Slovak (85.8%), Hungarian (9.7%), Romany (1.7%), Czech (0.8%), Rusyn, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish and others (2%) Population 5,379,455 million people live in Slovakia language The official language of Slovakia is Slovak

Economy The main industry of Slovakia is car manufacturing The currency in Slovakia is a euro. A euro is worth dollars in U.S. dollars.

history  The Slavs arrived in the territory of present day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries during the migration period. In the course of history, various parts of today's Slovakia belonged to Samo's Empire (the first known political unit of Slavs), Principality of Nitra (as independent polity, as part of Great Moravia and as part of Hungarian Kingdom), Great Moravia, Kingdom of Hungary,[8] the Austro-Hungarian Empire or Habsburg Empire, and Czechoslovakia. A separate Slovak state briefly existed during World War II, during which Slovakia was a dependency of Nazi Germany between 1939– From 1945 Slovakia once again became a part of Czechoslovakia. The present-day Slovakia became an independent state on 1 January 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Slavsmigration periodSamoPrincipality of NitraGreat MoraviaKingdom of Hungary[8] Austro-Hungarian EmpireCzechoslovakiaSlovak stateNazi Germanyindependent statedissolution of CzechoslovakiaSlavsmigration periodSamoPrincipality of NitraGreat MoraviaKingdom of Hungary[8] Austro-Hungarian EmpireCzechoslovakiaSlovak stateNazi Germanyindependent statedissolution of Czechoslovakia

Hockey In terms of sport, the Slovaks are probably best known (in North America) for their hockey stars, especially Stan Makita, Peter Šťastný, Peter Bondra, Žigmund Pálffy and Marián Hossa. In terms of sport, the Slovaks are probably best known (in North America) for their hockey stars, especially Stan Makita, Peter Šťastný, Peter Bondra, Žigmund Pálffy and Marián Hossa.Stan MakitaPeter Šťastný Peter BondraŽigmund Pálffy Marián HossaStan MakitaPeter Šťastný Peter BondraŽigmund Pálffy Marián Hossa

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