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Slovakia

Slovak Republic · Slovenská republika

Capital
Bratislava
Population
5.41 million 2025
Area
49,037 km²
Neighbours
5
Locator map of SlovakiaSLOVAKIABratislavaPOLANDUKRAINEHUNGARYCZECHIAAUSTRIAROMANIAGERMANYCROATIA0100 km
Slovakia hatched, Bratislava marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 48.7°N 19.7°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Landlocked in Central Europe, Slovakia has five land neighbours: Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine. Its area of 49,037 km² puts it 127th in the world and 27th of 45 in Europe.

Its population was 5.41 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 74th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. Density is 110 people per km². 53.2% of people lived in urban areas in 2025. The population shrank by 0.15% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$28,544 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 44th of 191 and 28th of 44 in Europe. Life expectancy at birth was 78.4 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 204 km, between 47.8°N and 49.6°N. Bratislava's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,100 km from New Zealand, the nearest land.

How it compares Europe: 45 countries

MeasureFigureWorldEurope
Population5,413,8132025, World Bank121st of 19426th of 44
Area49,037 km²world-countries127th of 19527th of 45
GDPUS$154.5 billion2025, World Bank, current US$59th of 19123rd of 44
GDP per capitaUS$28,5442025, World Bank, current US$44th of 19128th of 44
Population density110 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries79th of 19419th of 44
Life expectancy78.4 years2024, World Bank48th of 19430th of 44
Urban population53.2%2025, World Bank129th of 19440th of 44
Forest area40.3% of land2024, World Bank70th of 19412th of 44
Population growth-0.15% a year2025, World Bank168th of 19431st of 44
Internet users89.8%2024, World Bank55th of 18828th of 44
Fertility rate1.46 births per woman2024, World Bank146th of 19413th of 44
Land neighbours5world-countries; among the 19535th of 19510th of 45
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaDominican Republic, Costa Rica and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Closest in populationPalestine, Ireland and Oman

Neighbours 5 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Austria56 km
    Bratislava to Vienna, capital to capital
  • Hungary163 km
    Bratislava to Budapest, capital to capital
  • Czechia289 km
    Bratislava to Prague, capital to capital
  • Poland533 km
    Bratislava to Warsaw, capital to capital
  • Ukraine1,003 km
    Bratislava to Kyiv, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Bratislava
48.15°N 17.12°E
Northernmost latitude
49.60°N
Southernmost latitude
47.76°N
Westernmost longitude
16.86°E
Easternmost longitude
22.54°E
North to south
about 204 km
Antipode of Bratislava
48.15°S 162.88°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,100 km from the nearest land (New Zealand)