Slovakia, country of the Central Europe, borders the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. Its area (19,000 sq mi), similar to that of Denmark, Switzerland or the Netherlands makes it a country of an human size and close to the numerous european capitals.
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
▪ Area : 49 030 km²
▪ Population : 5.379 455
▪ Capital : Bratislava : 428 672
▪ Other towns : Košice (240,000), Prešov (92,000), Nitra (87,000), Žilina (86,000)
▪ Political system : Parliamentary republic
▪ President : Doc. JUDr. Ivan Gasparovic,CScl, Dr.h.c. in 2009 elected for its 2nd mandate
▪ Prime Minister : Doc. JUDr. Robert Fico, CSc
▪ Currency : Euro, 1 € = 100 cents (since the 1st January 2009)
▪ Ethnic composition: Slovak (85.8%), Hungarian (9.7%), Romany (1.7%), Czech (0.8%), Rusyn, Ukrainian, German, Polish and others (2%)
▪ Official language : Slovak
▪ Religion : Catholic (68.9%), Evangelical (6.9%), Greek Catholic (4.1%), Reform Christian (2%), atheist (13.7%), undetermined (2.2%)
Airline companies from Belgium
(Distance: Brussels - Bratislava = 1 200 km)
From Charleroi
www.ryanair.com : 3 direct flight per week to Bratislava
From Brussels (Airport Zaventem)
www.brusselsairlines.be : 3 flight per week to Vienna
www.austrianairlines.com : 7 flight (3 x per day) per week to Vienna
HOTELS in Bratislava
Hotel Park Inn : 100 Eur : breakfast including
Hotel Falkensteiner: 110 Eur : breakfast including
http://www.falkensteiner.com/sk/hotel/bratislava
Hotel Radisson: 130 Eur / single
155 Euro /double bed : breakfast and internet including
http://www.radissonblu.com/hotel-bratislava
Special offer only by booking via AWEX Bratislava*
Macroeconomics (January 2010)
▪ GDP : 2.7 %
▪ Unemployment : 13.9 %
▪ Inflation : 0.4 %
▪ VAT : 19%
▪ Average monthly gross salary in the private sector : 723 EUR
