Terrain: rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south lowest point: Bodrok River 94 m highest point: Gerlachovka 2,655 m
Natural resources: brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron
ore, copper and manganese ore; salt
Land use:
arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA%
meadows and pastures: NA%
forest and woodland: NA%
other: NA%
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Environment:
current issues: air pollution from metallurgical plants presents
human health risks; acid rain damaging forests
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: party to - Air Pollution, Air
Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Antarctic
Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species,
Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban,
Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling; signed,
but not ratified - Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Antarctic-Environmental
Protocol, Law of the Sea
Geographic note: landlocked
People ———
Population: 5,374,362 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 22% (male 605,379; female 579,232)
15-64 years: 67% (male 1,777,100; female 1,812,555)
65 years and over: 11% (male 234,377; female 365,719) (July 1996
est.)
Population growth rate: 0.34% (1996 est.)