Polish–Slovak relations are foreign relations between Poland and Slovakia. Both nations are members of the European Union and NATO. Both joined the EU simultaneously on 1 May 2004. Both countries form together with the Czech Republic and Hungary the Visegrád Group, which is an important regional group in Central Europe. Both are a majority speaking west slavic languages.
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Both countries share 539 km of common borders.[1]
Country comparison edit
| Official name | Republic of Poland | Slovak Republic |
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| Common name | Poland | Slovakia |
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| Anthem | Mazurek Dąbrowskiego (Polish)
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Nad Tatrou sa blýska (Slovak)
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| Population | 38,036,118 | 5,450,421 |
| Area | 312,696 km2 (120,733 sq mi) | 49,037 km2 (18,933 sq mi) |
| Population density | 122/km2 (316.0/sq mi) | 111/km2 (287.5/sq mi) |
| Time zones | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic |
| Capital & largest city |  Warsaw – 1,863,056 (3,100,844 Metro)
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 Bratislava – 432,864 (659,598 Metro)
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| Official language | Polish (de facto and de jure) | Slovak (de facto and de jure) |
| First leader | Mieszko I of Poland (960–992, traditionally)
Wojciech Jaruzelski (1989–1990, current constitution) |
Pribina, Prince of Nitra (825–833, traditionally)
Michal Kováč (1993–1998, current constitution) |
| Current head of government | Prime Minister Donald Tusk (2023–present) | Prime Minister Ľudovít Ódor (2023 – technocratic cabinet until early election) |
| Current head of state | President Andrzej Duda (2015–present) | President Zuzana Čaputová (2019–present) |
| Main religions | 71.3% Catholicism 20.6% unanswered 6.9% no religion 1.2% other religion |
62.0% Roman Catholic 13.4% Non-religious 10.6% Undeclared 5.9% Lutheran 3.8% Greek Catholic |
| Ethnic groups | 98% Poles 2% other/undeclared |
80.7% Slovaks 8.5% Hungarians 7.2% Unspecified 2.0% Roma 0.6% Czechs |
| GDP (nominal) | $842.172 billion $22,393 per capita |
$111.874 billion $20,495 per capita |
| GDP (PPP) | $1.712 trillion $45,538 per capita |
$209.186 billion $38,321 per capita |
| Currency | Złoty (zł) – PLN | Euro (€) – EUR |
| HDI | 0.876 (very high) - 2021 | 0.857 (very high) - 2017 |
| Expatriates | ~47,000 Slovaks in Poland | ~3,084 Poles in Slovakia |
European Union edit
Both countries became members of the European Union in 2004.
NATO edit
Resident diplomatic missions edit
- Poland has an embassy in Bratislava.
- Slovakia has an embassy in Warsaw and a consulate-general in Kraków.
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Embassy of Poland in Bratislava -
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Consulate-General of Slovakia in Kraków
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See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ (in Polish) Informacje o Polsce - informacje ogólne Archived 2009-06-25 at the Wayback Machine. Page gives Polish PWN Encyklopedia as reference.
