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Slovakia Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Slovakia with its 8 first-level divisions, the capital Bratislava and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Slovakia

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 8 units

Slovakia is divided into 8 first-level administrative divisions:

BanskobystrickýBratislavskýKošickýNitrianskyPrešovTrencianskyTrnavskýŽilinský

Largest cities in Slovakia

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1BratislavaCapital423,737
2Košice236,563
3Prešov94,718
4Žilina87,625
5Banská Bystrica82,336
6Trnava69,785
7Zvolen44,502

Bratislava is the largest urban area in Slovakia with about 423,737 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Slovakia: ≈ 2,602 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Danube
  • Donau
  • Morava

🏞️ Lakes

No major lakes at this scale.

Ethnic groups in Slovakia

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Slovak
83.8%Hungarian
7.8%Romani
1.2%other
1.8%unspecified
5.4%

Slovak 83.8%, Hungarian 7.8%, Romani 1.2%, other 1.8% (includes Czech, Ruthenian, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish), unspecified 5.4% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Slovak is the most common ethnic group across most of the 8 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Slovakia

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Roman Catholic
55.8%Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession
5.3%Greek Catholic
4%Reformed Christian
1.6%other
3%none
23.8%unspecified
6.5%

Roman Catholic 55.8%, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5.3%, Greek Catholic 4%, Reformed Christian 1.6%, other 3%, none 23.8%, unspecified 6.5% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 8 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Slovakia

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Slovak
81.8%Hungarian
8.5%Roma
1.8%other
2.2%unspecified
5.7%

Slovak (official) 81.8%, Hungarian 8.5%, Roma 1.8%, other 2.2%, unspecified 5.7% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Slovak is the most common language group across most of the 8 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.