COUNTRY NAME:
Conventional long form: Slovak Republic Conventional short form: Slovakia

LOCATION:
Central Europe, south of Poland

POPULATION:
5,447,502 (July 2007 est.)

GEOGRAPHY:
Landlocked; most of the country is rugged and mountainous; the Tatra Mountains in the north are interspersed with many scenic lakes and valleys

GDP - real growth rate:
8.3% (2006 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:
Agriculture: 3.6% Industry: 31.6% Services: 64.8% (2006 est.)

EXPORTS:
$41.86 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)