Economic aid - recipient:
$12.67 billion in available EU structural adjustment and cohesion
funds (2007-13)
Currency (code):
Slovak koruna (SKK)
Currency code:
SKK
Exchange rates:
koruny per US dollar - 29.9315 (2006), 31.018 (2005), 32.257
(2004), 36.773 (2003), 45.327 (2002)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Slovakia
Telephones - main lines in use:
1.197 million (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
4.54 million (2005)
Telephone system:
general assessment: Slovakia has a modern telecommunications system
that has expanded dramatically in recent years with the growth in
cellular services
domestic: analog system is now receiving digital equipment and is
being enlarged with fiber-optic cable, especially in the larger
cities; three companies provide nationwide cellular services
international: country code - 421; three international exchanges
(one in Bratislava and two in Banska Bystrica) are available;
Slovakia is participating in several international
telecommunications projects that will increase the availability of
external services
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 15, FM 78, shortwave 2 (1998)