People in Slovakia
The Slovakians are the descendants of the Slavic people settled and lived here in between 400 and 500 AD. The Slovakia’s are most of the population is Slovak (85.7%), in others there are Hungarian (10.6%), Romany (1.6%), Czech (1%). Czechs, Germans, and Poles are found throughout the nation, while Ruthenians are concentrated in the east and northeast. There is a sizable and comparatively mobile population of Gypsies, who are found mainly in the eastern part of the nation. Most of the Slovak citizens practice Roman Catholicism; the other largest group is Protestants. About 2,300 Jews remain of the around pre-WWII population of 120,000. The official state language is Slovak, and Hungarian is widely spoken in the southern region. Contempt its modern European economy and society, Slovakia has a remarkable rural element. About 45% of Slovaks live in villages of less than 5,000 people, and 14% in villages of less than 1,000.
People in Slovakia