Le uniche aree pianeggianti della Slovacchia sono a sud. A sud-ovest è presente la parte slovacca del bacino idrografico del Danubio mentre a sud-est la regione più settentrionale della pianura ungherese, la piana di Michalovce.
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Le foreste ricoprono un terzo del territorio slovacco.
La Slovacchia (Slovàcchia o Slovacchìa) o Repubblica Slovacca è uno stato senza sbocco al mare. Ha una popolazione di più di 5 milioni di abitanti e un’area di circa 49.000 chilometri quadrati. La città più grande è anche la capitale, Bratislava, e la seconda città più grande è Košice.
Confina con la Repubblica Ceca a nord-ovest, con la Polonia a nord, con l’Ucraina a est, con l’Ungheria a sud e con l’Austria a sud-ovest.
Slovakia profile
- Country: Slovakia
- Area: 49,035 Km²
- Capital: Bratislava
- Population: 5.5 million inhabitants
- Language: Slovak
- Religion: the majority is Catholic
- Form of government: parliamentary republic
- Main cities: Bratislava, Kosice, Zilina, Nitra, Banska Bystrica
Useful information about Slovakia
- Currency: Slovak Crown (1 euro = 35.526 SK)
- International dialing code: +421
- International vehicle registration code: SK
- Driving side: right
- Entry documents: ID card or Passport
- Vaccination required: No
- Electrical current: 220 volts AC 50 HZ
- Units of measurement: metric decimal
- Time zone: + 1 hour from Italy with daylight saving time, otherwise same time as Italy
- Fixed date holidays: January 1: New Year’s Day and anniversary of the founding of the Slovak Republic in 1993; January 6: Epiphany and Christmas for Orthodox Christians; March-April: Good Friday; March-April: Easter; March-April: Easter Monday; May 1: Labor Day; May 8: Victory over Fascism Day; July 5: Saints Cyril and Methodius Day; August 29: Slovak National Uprising anniversary; September 1: Constitution Day; September 15: Feast of the Virgin Mary; November 1: All Saints’ Day; November 17: Struggle Against Totalitarianism Day; December 24: Christmas Eve; December 25: Christmas; December 26: St. Stephen’s Day
- Climate: moderate climate, with cold and harsh winters, and temperate and rainy summers
- Average temperatures: The lowest annual average temperature is in the mountains (-3.7°C). The warmest area is the Podunajska plain (10.3°C).
- Transport: many airlines operate flights to and from Slovakia: Alitalia, SkyEurope, EasyJet, Lufthansa, and many others. By train with Trenitalia, Slovak Rail Network, and others
- Airports: Vienna International (the closest), Bratislava, Tatry-Poprad Airport and Košice Airport
