Slovakia
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Europe.
Slovakia at a glance
Slovakia is a country in Europe. Its capital is Bratislava. It shares land borders with 5 countries: Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine.
Flag of Slovakia
Slovakia’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia: white, blue and red horizontal bands; Slovakia adds a large shield with a double cross, Slovenia a smaller shield near the hoist, Russia nothing.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Russia, Slovenia and Poland.
Slovakia in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 5,413,813 | 121stof 195 | 26thof 44 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 49,030 km² | 127thof 194 | 27thof 43 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $154.5B | 58thof 182 | 23rdof 41 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $28,544 | 39thof 182 | 24thof 41 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 78.4 years | 48thof 195 | 29thof 44 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.46 | 147thof 195 | 14thof 44 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $1,813 | 42ndof 191 | 28thof 42 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 53.2% | 129thof 195 | 39thof 44 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 89.8% | 55thof 180 | 28thof 43 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 40.1% | 68thof 191 | 12thof 42 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 5.51 t | 42ndof 181 | 17thof 37 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Slovakia compared with its neighbours
Quizzes featuring Slovakia
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
- Flags of the World
- Country Shapes
- World Capitals
- Guess the Flag
- Guess the Capital
- Flags of Europe
- Capitals of Europe
- Europe Country Shapes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Slovakia · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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