Quick Facts - Slovakia
Capital: Bratislava
Political system: Parliamentary republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 1993
Population: 5 411 100 (2009)
Population density: 110 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Slovak
Non-nationals of total population: 0.3 % (2006)
Funding (2006)
Culture as share of total central government spending: N/A
Government expenditure on culture: 223 998 617 Euro
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 41.52 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: 53.54 %
Employment (2005)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 1.80 %
Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: 24.20 %
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: 12.90 %
Markets (2008)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 87 %
CUPIX: Public cultural services: 57 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture:
864 USD (85 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 0.6 times (2006)
Internet penetration rate: 43.1 % (2008)
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