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    Slovakia Government 1997

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    SOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Country name
      conventional long form : Slovak Republic
      conventional short form: Slovakia
      local long form: Slovenska Republika
      local short form: Slovensko

      Data code LO

      Government type parliamentary democracy

      National capital Bratislava

      Administrative divisions 4 departments (kraje, singular - kraj) Bratislava, Zapadoslovensky,Stredoslovensky, Vychodoslovensky
      note: an article in the Slovakian press mentions there are 8 departments namedBratislava, Banska Bystrica, Kosice, Nitra, Presov, Trnava, Trencin, and Zilina

      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
      chief of state: President Michal KOVAC (since 8 February 1993)
      head of government : Prime Minister Vladimir MECIAR (since 12 December 1994)
      cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the primeminister
      elections: president elected by National Council for a five-year term; electionlast held 8 February 1993 (next to be held March 1998); following NationalCouncil elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majoritycoalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president
      election results: Michal KOVAC elected president; percent of parliamentary vote - NA

      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)
      elections: last held 30 September-1 October 1994 (next to be held by October 1998)
      election results: percent of vote by party - HZDS 35%, SDL 10.4%, Hungarian coalition(Hungarian Christian Democrats, Hungarian Civic Party, Coexistence) 10.2%, KDH 10.1%, DU 8.6%, ZRS 7.3%, SNS 5.4%; seats by party - governing coalition83 (HZDS 61, ZRS 13, SNS 9), opposition 67 (SDL 18, Hungarian coalition 17,KDH 17, DU 15)

      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
      chief of mission: Ambassador Branislav LICHARDUS
      chancery: (temporary) Suite 250, 2201 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007
      telephone : [1] (202) 965-5160
      FAX: [1] (202) 965-5166

      Diplomatic representation from the US
      chief of mission: Ambassador Ralph R. JOHNSON
      embassy: Hviezdoslavovo Namestie 4, 81102 Bratislava
      mailing address : use embassy street address
      telephone: [42] (7) 533-0861, 533-3338
      FAX: [42] (7) 533-5439

      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.

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