Slovakia
Slovakia is a landlocked republic in Central Europe. It borders the Czech Republic in the northwest, Poland in the north, Ukraine in the east, Hungary in the south, and Austria in the southwest.
Published: Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Slovak Republic -- Slovenska Republika
Diplomatic and Official Information
- Statistics about Slovakia: CIA World Factbook
- US Embassy in Bratislava
- Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Washington, DC
- Office of the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic
International Organizations and Development Programs
- Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic to the United Nations
- World Bank: Europe and Central Asia regional page
- USAID Slovakia Country Page Information about Slovakia and USAID programs
- Slovakia and the IMF The IMF's Slovakia Country Page with links to articles
Internet Resources: General
- Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois; includes a guide to internet resources and access to their excellent Slavic Reference Service
- Slovak Language
- Reesweb The best collection of internet resources about Central and Eastern Europe and Russia
- The East Central European Center at Columbia University
Slovak Language Study
- The Russian and East European Summer Language Institute at the University of Pittsburgh
- The UCLA Language Materials Project learning resources for less commonly taught languages of the world
- Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.
Online News Sites and Servers
- Novy Cas Daily newspaper online (in Slovak)
- Central Europe Online Daily news on issues concerning Slovakia and Central Europe
- Web Radio International Hear broadcasts from countries all over the world
Academic and Fellowship Information
- Comenius University Information on Slovakia's oldest university, located in Bratislava
- Matica slovenska National Library of the Slovak Republic
- American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships and grants for East European Studies
- International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Provides funding for study in many scholarly program in Central and Eastern Europe
- The Association for Women in Slavic Studies The AWSS homepage contains a list of members' research, information about AWSS, a mentoring list, and other information
- The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages The AATSEEL page provides computing resources, information about the annual AATSEEL conference, job listings, study and funding information
- Columbia University's Council for European Studies has information about pre-dissertation research fellowships and dissertation completion fellowships
