Slovakia

Slovak Republic · Slovensko

Slovakia (SK, SVK) is a country in Central Europe, with Bratislava as its capital. The currency is the Euro (EUR, €). The international dialling code is +421 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 0912 123 456. The time zone is Europe/Bratislava. Official language: Slovak.

CurrencyEUR€

Dial code+421e.g. 0912 123 456

Time zoneBratislavaUTC+01:00

LanguageSlovak

CapitalBratislava

Population5.6M49K km²

Overview

Official name: Slovak Republic
Native name: Slovensko
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: SK
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: SVK
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 703
IOC code: SVK
Demonym: Slovak
Capital: Bratislava
Region: Europe › Central Europe
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: Eastern Europe
European Union
Eurozone
United Nations
Internet domain: .sk
Coordinates: 48.66666666, 19.5
Area: 49,037 km²
Population: 5,563,650
GDP: $213.1B ($38.3K per person)
Literacy: 99.6%
Landlocked: Yes
Land borders: 🇦🇹 Austria
🇨🇿 Czechia
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇵🇱 Poland
🇺🇦 Ukraine

Currency

Euro EUR

Symbol: €
Minor units: 2 decimals
Example: 1 234,50 €

Former currencies: SKK CSK

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population
Slovak sk	Official	90% (5M)
Czech cs		47% (2.6M)
English en		26% (1.4M)
German de		22% (1.2M)
Hungarian hu		11% (612K)
Ukrainian uk		1.9% (105.7K)
Polish pl		0.93% (51.7K)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
Europe/Bratislava		UTC+01:00	UTC+02:00	Central European Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +421
Dial-out prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: 0
National number length: 6–9 digits
Emergency number: 112 pattern 1(?:12|5[058])

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	02 212 345 67	+421 2 212 345 67	XX XXX XXX XX	6, 7, 9
Mobile	0912 123 456	+421 912 123 456	XXXX XXX XXX	9
Toll free	0800 123 456	+421 800 123 456	XXXX XXX XXX	9
Premium rate	0900 123 456	+421 900 123 456	XXXX XXX XXX	9
Shared cost	0850 123 456	+421 850 123 456	XXXX XXX XXX	9
VoIP	0690 123 456	+421 690 123 456	XXXX XXX XXX	9
Pager	9090123	+421 9090123	XXXXXXX	7
Universal access	0961 234 567	+421 961 234 567	XXXX XXX XXX	9

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Show the 6 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d)(\d{2})(\d{3,4})`	`21`	`$1 $2 $3`	`$1 $2 $3`
`(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2,3})`	`[3-5][1-8]1 \| [3-5][1-8]1[67]`	`$1 $2 $3`	`$1 $2 $3`
`(\d{4})(\d{3})`	`909 \| 9090`	`$1 $2`	`$1 $2`
`(\d)(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{2})`	`2`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`
`(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3})`	`[689]`	`$1 $2 $3`	`$1 $2 $3`
`(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2})`	`[3-5]`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}

{Organization}

{Street address}

{Postal code} {City}

Required fields: Street address, City, Postal code

Postal code

Pattern: \d{3} ?\d{2}
Examples: 010 01 · 023 14 · 972 48 · 921 01 · 975 99
Post office lookup: http://psc.posta.sk

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Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 4 days of the new year
Hour cycle: 24-hour (0–23)
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: en-SK
sk-SK

Number and date formats

As written by the Slovak (Slovakia) locale (sk-SK), amounts in EUR.

Number: 1 234 567,891
Percent: 45,7 %
Currency (EUR): 1 234 567,89 €
Accounting: (1 234 567,89 €)
Currency, name: 1 234 567,89 eura
Compact short: 1,2 mil.
Compact long: 1,2 milióna
Scientific: 1,235e6
Speed: 88 kilometrov za hodinu
Temperature: 21,5 °C
Date, full: piatok 27. marca 2026
Date, long: 27. marca 2026
Date, medium: 27. 3. 2026
Date, short: 27. 3. 2026
Time, medium: 15:04:05
Time, short: 15:04
Date and time: 27. 3. 2026, 15:04
Month and year: marec 2026
Weekday: piatok
Relative time: včera · o 3 dni · pred 2 hodinami
List: and: A, B a C
List: or: A, B alebo C