1. Slovakia
By Dylan
5th Class

2. Contents P.1: Flag P.2: Map P.3: Fascinating Facts
P.4: Mountains and Rivers
P.5: History
P.6: Weather and climate
P.7: Say it in Slovak
P.8: Size and Population
P.9: Education
P.10: Andrei Kiska
P.11 Famous people from Slovakia
P.12 Native Animals
P.13 Food
P.14 References

3. Flag The Slovakian flag consists of three different colours
The badge on the left hand side is the Slovakian coat of arms

4. Map
Slovakia is near the centre of Europe here is a picture of where on the map
Further on in the PowerPoint presentation you will find out more about history climate language etc.

5. Fascinating Facts
More than 6,000 caves have been discovered so far in Slovakia
The capital of Slovakia (Bratislava) is the only capital city in the world that is bordered by to independent countries Austria and Hungary.
The High Tatras mountain range has peaks of over 2500m
The time zone is 1 hour ahead of ours
Slovakia`s national day is on the 1st of September
Like us Slovakian citizens use Euro currency

6. Mountains and Rivers
The longest river in Slovakia is the Morava and it is in central Europe. It also is 354km long.
The shortest river is the Slatina river and it is km long
The highest mountain is called the Gerlachovsky Stit and it is 2,654 meters high

7. History
Slovakia was once named Czechoslovakia which is Czech Republic and Slovakia as one country
It formed at the end of World War 1 and became independent during 1993
It formed because of the collapse of the Habsburg Monarchy

8. Weather and Climate
From the 22nd of June Slovakia has an average daily temperature of 30 degrees Celsius.
Slovakia's coldest degrees ever recorded was degrees Celsius
On an average Winter day Slovakia`s degrees would be around freezing (0 degrees)

9. Say it in Slovak Hello-Ahoj Goodbye-Zbohom How are you?-Ako sa mas?
My name is-Moje meno je
Good morning-Dobre rano
Good evening-Dobry vecer
Food-Jedlo
School-Skolske
Money-Peniaze
Sun-Slnko
Moon-Mesiac
Star-Hveizda
Cloud-Mrak

10. Size and population The land area is 48,105km2
The water area is 930km2 with an overall size of 49,035 km2
The population is 5,445,802 

11. Education Preschool education is from 3-6 years of age
Primary Education lasts for 9 years. Our education in Primary schools last for 8 years.

12. Andrej Kiska Andrei Kiska is the Slovakian President
He was elected during March in 2014
He is the co-founder of a charity that helps children suffering severely from diseases
He was born on the 2nd of February 1963, which makes him 56 years old

13. Famous people from Slovakia
Marian Hossa is a famous hockey player from Slovakia
Dominik Hrbaty is a tennis player from Slovakia
Marek Hamsik is another famous hockey player

14. Native Animals
There are many native animals here are some pictures Baby Lynx->
Red deer->

15. Food in Slovakia
Goulash soup - using beef, paprika, marjoram and potatoes here is a picture of it ->
Lokse – is a potato pancake

16. References
Google Chrome
Carndonagh Library Books