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Slovakia, [a] officially the Slovak Republic, [b] is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about 49,000 km 2 (19,000 sq mi), hosting a population ...
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.
Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent , Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [ 2 ] Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only, excluding Greece due to the not clearly defined boundaries of its islands between ...
According to Meyers Enzyklopädisches Lexikon, [100] Central Europe is a part of Europe composed of Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Switzerland, and northern marginal regions of Italy and Yugoslavia (northern states – Croatia and Slovenia), as well as northeastern ...
Groupings by compass directions are the hardest to define in Europe, since there are a few calculations of the midpoint of Europe (among other issues), and the pure geographical criteria of "east" and "west" are often confused with the political meaning these words acquired during the Cold War era.
The location of Slovakia An enlargeable map of the Slovak Republic. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Slovakia: 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]
This is a list of countries and territories in Europe by population density.Data are from the United Nations unless otherwise specified. [1] [2]Abkhazia, Georgia and South Ossetia are each bordered on the north by the Greater Caucasus, and may have some territory north of these mountains and thus in Europe by the most common definition.
Urban area Country Built-up land area (km 2) Population Urban population density (per km 2) Greater Los Angeles United States: 87,940 18,316,743 541.1 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (Bay Area) United States: 26,390 9,710,000 953 New York City (New York City Metropolitan Area) United States: 12,093 20,902,000 1,728 Boston–Providence United ...