Slovakia as u know it

Marek Sedlák & Viliam Murin

Base

•1.1.1993•Head of state: president Dr. Gasparovič•Expanse: 49 036km2

•Quantity of residents: 5 404 555•Consistency: 110 residents/km2

Location

•Central European inland state•North latitude: 48° - 49° N latitude•East longitude: 17° - 22° E longtitude•Central Europian time (CET)= +1UTC

Extreme points•E – Nová Sedlica•Z – Záhorská Ves

N – Oravská polhora S – Patince

Altitude•Gerlach peak: 2655 m.a.s.l•Wedge above Bodrog: 94 m.a.s.l.•Average altitude: 392 m.a.s.l.

Border

•Ukraine – 98km•Hungary – 669km•Austria – 106km•Czech Republic – 225km•Poland – 547km•391border srossings

•...at all: 1672km

Climate•Mild climates•Temperature gradient: 0,6°C•Records: Vigľaš near Zvolen -41,2°C Hurbanovo +40,3°C•The warmest month: July•The coldest month: January•Rainfall: Poddunaj valley 500mm Robers cottage 2130mm

National parks•Low Tatras•Tatra•Muránska planina•Pieniny•Poloniny•Slovak Karst•Veľká Fantra•Malá Fatra•Slovak Paradise

Mountains

Rivers•Danube (the biggest , 2. SK , 1. EU)

•Váh (the longest 403 km)

•Torysa (flows through our hometown Prešov)

Ponds and tarn

•Ponds: Liptovská Mara (1. 27 km2) Ružín Zemplínska Šírava (2.) Domaša ... & many others

•Tarn: Štrbské pleso (2.)

Caves• Ochtinská Aragonite Cave (the rarest)• Dobšinská Ice Cave (the biggest ice cave)• Domica• Zlá diera

Thx 4 your attention

•Geografia pre 3. ročník gymnázií

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