Slovakia
Slovak Republic · Central Europe
Slovakia is a country in Central Europe, with Bratislava as its capital, home to about 5,413,813 people. Slovakia shares land borders with 5 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Bratislava |
|---|---|
| Region | Central Europe |
| Currency | Euro (EUR €) |
| Calling code | +421 |
| ISO codes | SK / SVK / 703 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇸🇰 |
| Population | 5,413,813 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 49,037 km² |
| Languages | Slovak |
| Internet domain | .sk |
| Demonym | Slovak |
Bordering countries
About Slovakia
Slovakia, officially Slovak Republic, is a United Nations member state in Central Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Bratislava. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Euro (€), using the code EUR.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Slovakia for Bratislava’s own facts and history.
To call Slovakia from abroad, dial the country code +421. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes SK (alpha-2) and SVK (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 5,413,813.
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How Slovakia compares
- Area: 49,037 km², ranking 127 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 5,413,813, ranking 121 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 110 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 5, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 37 other countries and territories use the Euro (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Slovakia
43 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.