Slovakia Unitary state

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Slovakia is a unitary state in Central Europe. It has a population of 5,435,300. Since 1996, the country has been divided into two tiers of local government –

municipalities (obec) and self-governing regions (samosprávny kraj).

Markers

STATE STRUCTURE:

Unitary

CURRENCY:

Euro (EUR)

VOTE

Non-compulsory

13

 SEATS AT THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Ratification of the European Charter
of Local Self-Government in 2000

2938

 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (IN 2016)
CAPITAL CITY:

Bratislava
POPULATION:

5 435 300
GEOGRAPHICAL SIZE:

49 035 km2
MEMBER STATE

EU since 2004
Council of Europe since 1993

9

 SEATS AT THE COMMITTEE
OF REGIONS

2

 LEVELS OF SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS

Evolution

NUMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES*

* Dates of CEMR publications

Structures
History
Reforms
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