COUNTRY GUIDE · Europe

Slovakia

Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Slovakia.

Pixel-art depiction of Spis Castle under bright spring-afternoon light with vast pale-stone medieval ruins, towers, courtyards, hilltop walls, meadow wildflowers, limestone rocks, patchwork fields, and distant Tatra foothills — Spiš Castle. Pixel-art illustration inspired by Slovakia.

Slovakia at a glance

CAPITAL: Bratislava
REGION: Europe
POPULATION: 5,400,000
AREA: 49,035 km²
LANGUAGE: Slovak
CURRENCY: Euro (EUR)

COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE

Hilltop Fortress

Spiš Castle is one of Central Europe's largest castle sites.

DID YOU KNOW?

A surprising detail about Slovakia

Slovakia has hundreds of castles and castle ruins scattered across its mountainous landscape.

Geography and nearby countries

PinPointr places Slovakia in its Europe region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 49,035 km² and a population of approximately 5,400,000. The country is listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.

Listed land neighbors

Czechia Poland Ukraine Hungary Austria

Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.

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