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Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.4 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 7.0
- Economy 6.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 16 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Bratislava
- Population
- 5,413,813 inh.
- Area
- 49,037 km²
- Currency
- EUR
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Peter Pellegrini
Head of Government
Robert Fico
Government in office 2 members
ministre de la Santé
Kamil Sasko
Minister of Tourism and Sports of the Slovak Republic
Rudolf Huliak
Parliament
Conseil national de la République slovaque
150 seats
Chair Richard Raši
Inception 1993
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
155 G$
GDP / capita
28,544 $
Growth
0.8 %
Inflation
4.0 %
Unemployment
5.4 %
Defense / GDP
2.0 %
Life expectancy
78.4 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.73/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
88/100
Corruption (CPI)
48/100
Press freedom (RSF)
73/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#55
Annual budget
2.9 Md$
Defense effort
2.0 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
116 Md$
Imports
113 Md$
Balance
3 Md$
Top exports
- 31.0% Voitures + pièces 36 Md$
- 8.0% Pièces machines 9 Md$
Top imports
- 13.0% Voitures + pièces 15 Md$
Export partners
-
Allemagne
21.0%
-
République tchèque
11.5%
-
Pologne
7.5%
Import partners
-
Allemagne
16.5%
-
République tchèque
9.0%
-
Russie
6.5%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
-
USA
81%
-
GBR
87%
-
FRA
92%
-
DEU
92%
-
RUS
24%
-
CHN
28%
Abstention: 12%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2027-09-28
Last election
- 2026-07-04
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.88/1
Gini
23.8
Refugees hosted
140,885
Refugees originating
625
National anthem
Nad Tatrou sa blýska
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- NATO
- EU
- Eurozone
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Visegrád Group
- Three Seas Initiative
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,146 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,980, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)