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1. Slovakia(a little big country)
ig country)

2. Geography
 Area: 49 036 km²
 Population: 5 430 000
 Capital city: Bratislava
 President: Andrej Kiska
Borders:
 North – Poland
 Northern-west – Czech Republic
 Southern-west – Austria
 South – Hungary
 East - Ukraine

3. Our neighbours

4. Population: 5 430 000
 Nationalities
 Slovakian 80,7 %
 Hungarian 7,5 %
 Roma 2,0 %
 Other nationalities 1,8 %
 don‘t know 8 %
Language: Slovakian
(similar chart with languages)
Nationalities in Slovakia
Slovakian
Hungarian
Roma
other
nationalities
don't know

5. Economy
 Industries: big industries:
 Car industry – 2011: 926 555 cars - US Steel (metallugry)
 Metal and metal products - Slovnaft (oil industry)
 Textiles - Sony (electronics)
 Electricity - Samsung (electronics)
 Transport vehicles
 Paper and printing
 gas
 Electrotechnical
 Agricultures:
 chickens, pigs, sheep, goats
 Vineyards (Tokaj, Little Carpathians)

6. Sports
 Football
 Slovakian Football Teams: Slovan Bratislava, MŠK Žilina, AS Trenčín,
Spartak Trnava
 Ice hockey
 World Championship: gold (2002), silver (2000), (2012), bronze
(2003)
 KHL – Slovan Bratislava
 Basketball (Good Angels Košice)
 Tennis
 Athltetic
 Hanball
 Cycling
 Skiing

7. Typical Slovakian food
- dumplings with bryndza - potato pancakes
- cheese products (parenica, sheep cheese, bryndza)

8. Tourism
 mountains
 caves
 ski centres
 castles
 spa
 beautiful towns
 folk architecture
 the most visited: Bratislava, High Tatras,Košice

9. Cities:
Bratislava
 capital city of Slovakia
 There are a lot of monumets and there is the most beautiful
Bratislava castle

10. High Tatras
 The biggest mountains in Slovakia
 There is Gerlachovský štít (2654 m n. m.)

11. Zemplínska Šírava (Slovak sea)
 well-known holiday resort of the biggest man-made lake in
Slovakia
 provides exceptional conditions for water sports, fishing and
hiking
 ideal place for parties or relax

12. Spiš castle
 majestic castle
 in UNESCO List
 Area: 40,000 square metres
 one of the biggest castle compounds in whole Europe

13. Ochtinská aragonite cave
 The only aragonite cave in Europe
 only 300 meters long, but still very significant because
of aragonite

14. Dobšinská ice cave
 one of the biggest ice caves in Europe
 it‘s located near the village Dobšiná in national park
Slovak Paradise
 UNESCO

15. St. Elisabeth Cathedral
 gothic cathedral in Košice
 Slovakia‘s biggest church, as well as one of the most
eastern located Gothic cathedrals in Europe
 the record on the existence of Košice, dating from 1230, is
connected with the existence of the rectory church

16. School System in SLovakia
 Nursery school, Kindergarten
 Elementary education (9years)
 Secondary education (4years)
 University education (4-6years)
 Some renowned Slovak Universities:
 Comenius University in Bratislava
 The Technical University Košice
 The University of Constantinus Philosopher in Nitra
 The University of St.Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
 Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
 The University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice

17. Our school
 Spojená škola Kollárova 17 Sečovce

18. Culture
 Slovakia is proud of its rich folklore and folk traditions
 each region has a unique character and folklore – costumes,
music, songs, architecture, customs, traditions, dances and
dialects
 folk festivals (Východná)
 folk groups (Lúčnica)
 Theatres: National theatre Bratislava
State Theatre Košice
Theatre of Jonáš Záborský Prešov

19. Hope to
see you in
Slovakia 