Quick Facts - Slovakia
Capital: Bratislava
Political system: Parliamentary republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 30 June 1993
Population: 5 404 322 (2012)
Population density: 110.7 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Slovak
Non-nationals of total population: 1.3 % (2011)
Population density: 110.7 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Slovak
Non-nationals of total population: 1.3 % (2011)
Funding (2006)
Culture as share of total central government spending: N/AGovernment 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 (2009)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 1.10 %Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: 17.76 %
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: 15.67 %
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 86 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 34 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 864 USD (85 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 0.7 times (2010)Internet penetration rate: 80.3 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 1/1/1993European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Entered into force 1/1/2002
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Entered into force 1/1/2008
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Ratified on 18/12/2006
Country Directory 
Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334