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Slovakia (Slovak Republic) is a landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over 5 million and an area of about 49,000 square kilometres. The Slovak Republic borders the Poland to the north, the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Hungary to the south and Ukraine to the east. Slovakia is a member state of the European Union, NATO, OECD, WTO, and other international organizations. Official languages – Slovak. Government – Parliamentary republic.

Bratislava – the capital and the largest city. Ethnic groups – 85.8% Slovaks, 9.7% Hungarians.

Main industries – cars constructions, metal products and electric, construction materials, machinery, metallurgy, petroleum refining, chemicals, food processing, nuclear fuel, electrical optical apparatus.
Slovakia has been a EU member state since 2004 and is set to adopt the euro currency by the beginning of 2009

Human Development Index 2007/2008 rankings for Slovakia is 0.863, (42nd, high). Currency – Slovak koruna (1 Sk = 100 halierov, SKK). Fiscal year – Calendar year. Inflation (CPI) – 2.5% (2007). Public debt – 29.4% of GDP (2007). from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). Time Zone – CET (UTC+1). Summer – CEST (UTC+2).