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Slovakia Government 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/slovakia/slovakia_government.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code LO Government type parliamentary democracy National capital Bratislava Administrative divisions
4 departments (kraje, singular - kraj) Bratislava, Zapadoslovensky,Stredoslovensky, Vychodoslovensky
Independence 1 January 1993 (from Czechoslovakia) National holiday Slovak Constitution Day, 1 September (1992); Anniversary of Slovak NationalUprising, 29 August (1944) Constitution ratified 1 September 1992, fully effective 1 January 1993 Legal system civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; has not accepted compulsoryICJ jurisdiction; legal code modified to comply with the obligations of Organizationon Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and to expunge Marxist-Leninistlegal theory Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
unicameral National Council of the Slovak Republic or Narodna Rada SlovenskyRepubiky (150 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-yearterms)
Judicial branch Supreme Court, judges are elected by the National Parliament Political parties and leaders Movement for a Democratic Slovakia or HZDS [Vladimir MECIAR, chairman];Party of the Democratic Left or SDL [Jozef MIGAS, chairman]; Hungarian ChristianDemocratic Movement or MKDH [Vojtech BUGAR]; Hungarian Civic Party or MOS[Laszlo A. NAGY, president]; Coexistence [Miklos DURAY, chairman]; ChristianDemocratic Movement or KDH [Jan CARNOGURSKY, chairman]; Democratic Union orDU [Jozef MORAVCIK, chairman]; Association of Slovak Workers or ZRS [Jan LUPTAK,chairman]; Slovak National Party or SNS [Jan SLOTA, chairman]; Slovak GreenAlternative or SZA [Zora LAZAROVA, chairwoman]; Farmers' Party of Slovakiaor RSS [Pavel DELINGA, chairman]; Social Democratic Party of Slovakia or SSDS[Jaroslav WOLF, chairman]; Party of Greens in Slovakia or SZS [Jozef POKORNY,chaiman]; Democratic Party or DS [Jan LANGOS, chairman] Political pressure groups and leaders Party of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen of Slovakia; Christian SocialUnion; Confederation of Trade Unions or KOZ; Metal Workers Unions or KOVOand METALURG; Association of Employers of Slovakia; Association of Towns andVillages or ZMOS International organization participation Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CCC, CE (guest), CEI, CERN, EBRD,ECE, EU (applicant), FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS,ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), IOC, IOM,ISO, ITU, NACC, NSG, OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UNAVEM III, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,UNTAES, UPU, WEU (associate partner), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag description
three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red superimposedwith the Slovak cross in a shield centered on the hoist side; the cross iswhite centered on a background of red and blue
NOTE: The information regarding Slovakia on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Slovakia Government 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Slovakia Government 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |