Where is Slovakia?
Slovakia is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Ukraine.
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Crazy but True
Slovakia has more castles and chateaux per person than any other country in the world. There are well over 100 of them scattered across a country smaller than West Virginia, many perched on hilltops and visible from one another.
Slovakia facts
- Capital
- Bratislava
- Population
- 5,413,813 (2025)
- Area
- 49,037 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Central Europe
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Languages
- Slovak
- Coordinates
- 48.66666666°, 19.5°
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Country code
- SK · SVK
How Slovakia compares
- Slovakia is the 128th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Costa Rica and larger than the Dominican Republic.
- It is the 120th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 5 countries.
- It is landlocked, one of 40 landlocked countries on our map.
- Within Europe, it is the 27th largest of 39 countries by area.