2,382 (1996 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $3.9 billion,
4.3% of GDP (1995 est.)

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@Slovakia
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Map
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Location: 48 40 N, 19 30 E -- Central Europe, south of Poland

Flag
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Description: three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue,
and red superimposed with the Slovak cross in a shield centered on
the hoist side; the cross is white centered on a background of red
and blue

Geography
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Location: Central Europe, south of Poland

Geographic coordinates: 48 40 N, 19 30 E

Map references: Europe

Area:
total area: 48,845 sq km
land area: 48,800 sq km
comparative area: about twice the size of New Hampshire

Land boundaries:
total: 1,355 km
border countries: Austria 91 km, Czech Republic 215 km, Hungary 515
km, Poland 444 km, Ukraine 90 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: none (landlocked)

International disputes: Gabcikovo Dam dispute with Hungary;
unresolved property issues with Czech Republic over redistribution
of former Czechoslovak federal property

Climate: temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters

Terrain: rugged mountains in the central and northern part and
lowlands in the south
lowest point: Bodrok River 94 m
highest point: Gerlachovka 2,655 m

Natural resources: brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron
ore, copper and manganese ore; salt

Land use:
arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA%
meadows and pastures: NA%
forest and woodland: NA%
other: NA%

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Environment:
current issues: air pollution from metallurgical plants presents
human health risks; acid rain damaging forests
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: party to - Air Pollution, Air
Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Antarctic
Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species,
Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban,
Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling; signed,
but not ratified - Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Antarctic-Environmental
Protocol, Law of the Sea

Geographic note: landlocked

People
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Population: 5,374,362 (July 1996 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 22% (male 605,379; female 579,232)
15-64 years: 67% (male 1,777,100; female 1,812,555)