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Paneuropean UniversityBratislava

SLOVAKIASLOVAKIA

Ficová Antónia

2011

Antónia Ficová Antónia Ficová SLOVAKIASLOVAKIA

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OOfficial name:fficial name: SSLOVAK REPUBLICLOVAK REPUBLICOOfficial language:fficial language: SSLOVAKLOVAKPPolitical system:olitical system: PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACYPARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACYCCapital city:apital city: BBRATISLAVA RATISLAVA (population 428 672)(population 428 672)AArea:rea: 49 035 km49 035 km22

PPopulation:opulation: 5 379 4555 379 455EEthnicity of the population:thnicity of the population: Slovak (85.8%), Hungarian Slovak (85.8%), Hungarian (9.7%), (9.7%),

Romany (1.7%), Romany (1.7%), CCzech (0.8%), zech (0.8%), Rusyn,Rusyn, Ukrainian, Russian,Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish and othersGerman, Polish and others (2%)(2%)

Government Parliamentary republic:

President – Mr.Ivan Gašparovič

Prime Minister – Ms.Iveta Radičová

GDP (PPP) 2009 estimate - Total $115.098 billion GDP (nominal) 2009 estimate - Total $88.208

billion Currency: Euro (€)


Antónia Ficová Antónia Ficová SLOVAKIASLOVAKIASlovakia is a landlocked country bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south.

The largest city is the capital, Bratislava, and the second largest is Košice.

Slovakia is a member state of the European Union, NATO, United Nations, OECD and WTO among others. Slovakia is a high-income advanced economy with one of the fastest growth rates in the European Union and the OECD.

The country joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone on 1 January 2009.


IndustryThe main industry sectors are car manufacturing and electrical engineering.

We have currently three automobile assembly plants: Volkswagen's in Bratislava, PSA Peugeot Citroen's in Trnava and Kia Motors' Žilina Plant.

From electrical engineering companies, Sony has a factory at Nitra for LCD TV manufacturing, Samsung at Galanta for computer monitors and television sets manufacturing.

Bratislava's geographical position in Central Europe has long made Bratislava a crossroads for international trade traffic.

TourismTourism Slovakia features natural

landscapes, mountains, caves, medieval castles and towns, folk architecture, spas and ski resorts.

The most attractive destinations are the capital of Bratislava and the High Tatras /on the pictures/. Most visitors come from the Czech Republic (about 26%), Poland (15%) and Germany (11%).


WWe have 9 national parks withe have 9 national parks with impressive rock formations, impressive rock formations, deep gullies, countless lakes, deep gullies, countless lakes, waterfalls, caves and gorges.waterfalls, caves and gorges.

WWe have 14 publicly accessible e have 14 publicly accessible caves of all kinds, most of which caves of all kinds, most of which are drop-stone cavesare drop-stone caves, , but there but there are also several ice caves and the are also several ice caves and the exceptionally rare aragonite cave exceptionally rare aragonite cave of of OchtinaOchtina, which is one of just , which is one of just three accessible caves of its kind three accessible caves of its kind of the world. of the world.

WWe have more than 12 e have more than 12 000 km of marked and 000 km of marked and maintained hiking maintained hiking paths in all kinds of paths in all kinds of terrain.terrain.

WWe have 360 lakes and e have 360 lakes and reservoirs with beaches, 58 reservoirs with beaches, 58 rivers and brooks used for rivers and brooks used for water sports.water sports.

WWe have 1472 thermal and e have 1472 thermal and mineral water springs, mineral water springs, many of which have many of which have curative effects.curative effects.

Typical souvenirs from Slovakia are dolls dressed in folk costumes, ceramic objects, crystal glass, carved wooden figures, črpáks (wooden pitchers), fujaras (a folk instrument on the UNESCO list) and valaška (a decorated folk hatchet) and above all products made from corn husks and wire, notably human figures.


FUJARAFUJARA

Slovak national dishAntónia Ficová Antónia Ficová SLOVAKIASLOVAKIA

Halusky - potato dumplings with sheep cheese (bryndza) and roasted bacon

Granadír - pasta with potato

Parene Buchty - steamed dumplings filled with jam with sweet toping

Lokse – potato pancakes are eaten often with either jam or a delicious poppyseed filling.

Antónia Ficová Antónia Ficová SLOVAKIASLOVAKIA SpecialitiesWhen visiting Slovakia, be on the look out for our unique

Slovakian dishes:

Bryndza - special type of traditional Slovak cheese

Treska v majoneze is a salad containing cod, mayonnaise and various

vegetables Jaternica - blood sausage from

slaughtered pig and rice

Klobasa - sausages from pork with salt, garlic and pepper

Slovakia Food -Soup Kapustnica soup made of sour

cabbage and smoked pork sausage, variations can be by adding mushrooms or plums


Bean soup - beans and various root vegetables such as carrots and parsley

Goulash soup - using beef, paprika, marjoram and potatoes

Specific Slovak distillate

borovička (for instance Spišská borovička), the local variety of gin, distilled of the fruit of Juniperus comunis.

Popular distillate is the plum brandy

(above all Bošácka slivovica) and hriatô

(a mixture of fried bacon, spirit and honey).

The Demänovka liqueur, which contains an

extract of medicinal herbs,

is a good choice,

for instance.


CASTLES IN SLOVAKIA Castle system in Slovakia has its beginnings in the 11th

and 12th century.


ORAVSKY PODZAMOK SPISSKY HRADSPISSKY HRAD

BOJNICKY ZAMOKBOJNICKY ZAMOKBRATISLAVSKY HRADBRATISLAVSKY HRAD


BETLIARBETLIARKRASNA HORKAKRASNA HORKA

BECKOVBECKOV STRECNOSTRECNO

Folklore music continues the tradition of folk songs.

It is enlivened in annual folklore festivals, the most important ones being the festivals in Detva and Východná.

The artistic value of folk customs, habits and songs is increased by professional ensembles /Lúčnica, SĽUK/

One of the most popular traditional and professional singers of folk songs is Darina Laščiaková.


Folk costumes From among the phenomena of folk culture a special status

belongs to a traditional dress a folk costume which attracts the attention with its variety of forms and gayness of colour and decoration. It does attract lay admirers as well as artists and ethografhers.


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