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A topographical map of Slovakia. The Tatra Mountains, with 29 peaks higher than 2,500 metres (8,202 feet) AMSL, are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains. The Tatras occupy an area of 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi), of which the greater part 600 square kilometres (232 sq mi) lies in Slovakia. They are divided into several parts.
Slovakia – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe. [1] Slovakia has a population of five and a half million and an area of 49,036 square kilometres (18,933 sq mi). [ 2 ] Slovakia borders the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south.
Outline map of Slovakia, ready for the Geobox template, calibrated at en:Template:Geobox locator Slovakia: Date: 3 September 2007: Source: Own work: Author: Caroig: Other versions: Derivative works of this file: Slovakia - physical map.png
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This article gives an overview of the geomorphological division of Slovakia. It is ordered in a hierarchical form, belonging to the Alps-Himalaya System and to the sub-systems of the Carpathian Mountains and of the Pannonian Basin. These subsystems are subsequently divided into provinces, sub-provinces and areas.
The loess sheets of Slovakia are named, from the lowest to the highest W 1, W 2 and W 3. In between W 1 and W 2 lies a layer of black-earth soil and between W 2 and W 3 lies an incipient soil which in parts is gleyed or cryoturbated. [28] The Váh River has up to seven terraces of sand and gravel.
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Slovakia is a member of the European Union, the Eurozone, the Schengen Area, the United Nations, NATO, CERN, the OECD, the WTO, the Council of Europe, the Visegrád Group, and the OSCE. Slovakia is also home to eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The world's largest per-capita car producer, Slovakia manufactured a total of 1.1 million cars in ...