Recognised as Country
Slovakia
- SK
- Europe
- EUR
- .sk
Slovakia (SK/SVK) is a country in Europe with its capital at Bratislava. It covers about 49,035 km² with a population of roughly 5,400,000, uses the EUR, dials on +421, owns the .sk internet domain and keeps its capital on Europe/Bratislava. It borders 5 countries.
Identity
Official short nameSlovakia
CapitalBratislava
ContinentEurope
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2SK
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3SVK
Internet TLD.sk
Calling code+421
Currency codeEUR
Geography
Latitude48.669° N
Longitude19.699° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area49,035 km²18,933 square miles
Land neighbours5
Distance from London1,444 kmto the approximate centre of Slovakia, not to Bratislava. E, bearing 94.8°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalEurope/Bratislavathe IANA zone for Bratislava; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+01:00
Observes daylight savingYesthe clock moves between UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00
Summer offsetUTC+02:00
Offset in JanuaryUTC+01:00
Offset in JulyUTC+02:00
Current offsetUTC+02:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 17:49
Hours ahead of UTC2
Population & scale
Population5,400,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density110.1 per km²≈
Share of world population0.067%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset127 of 196
Population rank in this dataset119 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Czechia332 km centre to centre
Poland364 km centre to centre
Ukraine844 km centre to centre
Hungary168 km centre to centre
Austria403 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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