Slovak republic

Introducing of the June 2009 host country

Martin Klus, PhD. UC Berkeley January 2009

Introduction• Slovakia (The Slovak Republic) is land

located country with 5,455,407 (July 2008 est.) inhabitants and area of 49,035 km² situated between:

– Austria (91 km),

– Czech Republic (215 km)

– Hungary (677 km),

– Poland (444 km)

– The Ukraine (97 km)

• Western Carpathian Mountains with the highest point in the republic - Gerlachovský Peak, at 2,655 meters (8,711 feet) and two large lowland areas dominate the topography of Slovakia.

Capital city Bratislava Administrative divisions of Slovakia

• Bratislava is an important port on the Danube and a railway junction, Slovakia's largest city.

• Bratislava was Founded before the 10th century. Strong fortifications erected during the 12th century gave it strategic importance.

• From 1541 to 1784 it was the capital of Hungaria. In 1805, during the Napoleonic Wars, Bonaparte met the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II in the city and imposed the peace terms known as the Treaty of Pressburg.

• When Czechoslovakia was created in 1918 after World War I, the city was renamed Bratislava and made capital of the province of Slovakia. Since January 1, 1993 Bratislava became the capital of a newly independent Slovakia

Administrative divisions of Slovakia (population)

• Banská Bystrica region 663,845 (Banská Bystrica 84,465) • Bratislava 618,673 (Bratislava 449,547) • Kosice region 761,116 (Košice 241,941) • Nitra region 717,241 (Nitra 87,548) • Presov region 777,301 (Prešov 93,790) • Trencin region 610,349 (Trenčín 61,025) • Trnava region 549,621 (Trnava 69,844) • Zilina region 689,504 (Zilina 86,953)

Nationalities and religions in Slovakia

• Slovak (85.8%), • Hungarian (9.7%), • Romany (1.8%), • Czech (1.2%), • Ruthenian (0.3%), • Ukrainian (0.3%), • German (0.1%), • Polish (0.1%),• Other (0.2%)

• Roman Catholic 68.9%,• Protestant 10.8%, • Greek Catholic 4.1%, • other or unspecified 3.2%, • No data 13%

Main Facts in comparison with USASlovakia:

• Area: 49 035 square kilometers • Population:

5,455,407 (July 2008 est.)

• Population density: 111 people/sq km - the population is 57 per cent urban

• Population growth rate: 0.143% (2008 est.)

• Life expectancy at birth: – total population: 75.17 years – male: 71.23 years– female: 79.32 years (2008 est.)

• Total fertility rate: 1.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)

USA:

• Area: 9 826 630 sq km

• Population: 303,824,640 (July 2008 est.)

• Population density: 31 people/sq km

• Population growth rate: 0.883% (2008 est.)

• Life expectancy at birth: – total population: 78.14 years– male: 75.29 years– female: 81.13 years (2008 est.)

• Total fertility rate: 2.1 children born/woman (2008 est.)

Economy Facts in Comparison with USA

Slovakia:

• GDP: purchasing power parity:$109.6 billion (2007 est.)

• GDP - real growth rate: 10.4% (2007 est.)

• GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $20,300 (2007 est.)

• Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.8% (2007 est.)

• Unemployment rate: 8.4% (2007 est.)

• Budget (2007 est.):– revenues: $34.34 billion– expenditures: $35.99 billion

USA:

• GDP: purchasing power parity: $13.78 trillion (2007 est.)

• GDP - real growth rate:2% (2007 est.)

• GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $45,800 (2007 est.)

• Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.9% (2007 est.)

• Unemployment rate: 4.6% (2007 est.)

• Budget (2007 est.):– revenues: $2.568 trillion– expenditures: $2.73 trillion

Brief introduction to the Modern History of Slovakia

If you are 92 years old, was born in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia and never move from your place then you lived in:

• 8 different countries:8 different countries:– Austro – Hungarian empire

/monarchy/– 1st. Czechoslovak republic– 2nd. Czechoslovak republic– Slovak republic /state/– Post WWII. Czechoslovak republic– Communist Czechoslovak

republic– Czech and Slovak Federative

republic– Slovak republic

• 5 different political systems5 different political systems– Monarchy– Democratic republic– Authoritative republic– Totalitarian fascist state– Totalitarian communist state

• And use And use 77 different currencies different currencies– Rhein Krone

(till 1892 Rhine Guilder)– Czechoslovak Krone

(from 1919)– Slovak Krone

(1939 – 1945)– Post WWII Czechoslovak Krone– New Czechoslovak Krone

(from 1953)– Slovak Krone

(from 1993)– Euro

(from 2009)

Introducing of Modern History of Slovakia

• Austro-Hungarian Empire – 1867-1918

• Independent republic of Czechoslovakia– 1918 - 1938

Introducing of Modern History of Slovakia• Czechoslovakia in 1956 • Slovakia in 2000

Some pictures from Slovakia

Some pictures from Slovakia

Thank you for Thank you for your attention and your attention and I‘m looking I‘m looking forward forward to to see see you all in Slovakiayou all in Slovakia

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Martin Klus, PhD.Martin Klus, PhD.Faculty of Political Sciences Faculty of Political Sciences and International Affairs,and International Affairs,University of Matej Bel,University of Matej Bel,Kuzmanyho 1Kuzmanyho 1974 01 Banska Bystrica,974 01 Banska Bystrica,Slovak republicSlovak republicE-mail: E-mail: martin.klus@gmail.commartin.klus@gmail.comWeb: http://www.fpvmv.umb.sk/Web: http://www.fpvmv.umb.sk/Cell phoneCell phone: +421: +421903493159903493159Fax: +421484152432Fax: +421484152432~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~