Slovakia
Slovak Republic
- Region
- Europe · Central Europe
- Capital
- Bratislava
- Population
- 5,413,813 (2025)
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Official languages
- Slovak
- Spoken languages
- Slovak (official) 81.8%, Hungarian 8.5%, Roma 1.8%, other 2.2%, unspecified 5.7% (2021 est.)
- Written scripts
- Latin
- Area
- 49,037 km²
- Coastline
- Landlocked
- UN member
- Yes
- Affiliations
- EU, IMF, NATO, OECD, WCO, WTO
- Borders
- Austria , Czechia , Hungary , Poland , Ukraine
Political stability
77 / 100
Economic stability
55 / 100
Population stability
29 / 100
0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).
Trade profile
- Key exports
- cars, vehicle parts/accessories, video displays, broadcasting equipment, refined petroleum (2023)
- Key imports
- vehicle parts/accessories, broadcasting equipment, cars, plastic products, insulated wire (2023)
- Natural resources
- lignite, small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore
- Primary route
- Overland corridors to North Sea hub ports
- Secondary route
- Adriatic gateway ports (Koper, Trieste, Rijeka)
The xin.bz view
- Slovakia’s summer crops — corn, sunflower, soy, feed — carry some of the region’s strongest heat and moisture stress, feeding the substitution demand that Polish maize is positioned to absorb.
xin.bz coverage
El Niño Is Arriving With Eastern Europe's Waterways Already Depleted — Just as the World Needs Its Grain Corridors
The Danube at exceptional lows, Ukrainian grain exports at a third of last year's pace, Polish maize stepping up, and $588B of reconstruction demand waiting to reverse the corridors — Eastern Europe's recharge season decides 2027.
A New Sea Road to Europe: China and South Korea Move First on the Arctic Container Route
China and South Korea open commercial Arctic container service to Europe in 2026, Russia builds the icebreaker and port backbone, and Finland and Canada position for the shipbuilding and Northwest Passage phases ahead.
Trade research
- WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
- World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
- OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
- ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
- CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure
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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.