List of companies of Slovakia explained

Slovakia is a landlocked country in Central Europe.[1] [2] The capital and largest city is Bratislava. The official language is Slovak.

Slovakia is a high-income advanced economy[3] [4] with a very high Human Development Index,[5] [6] a very high standard of living and performs favourably in measurements of civil liberties, press freedom, internet freedom, democratic governance and peacefulness. The country maintains a combination of market economy with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system. The country joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone on 1 January 2009.[7] Slovakia is also a member of the Schengen Area, NATO, the United Nations, the OECD, the WTO, CERN, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group. The Slovak economy is one of the fastest-growing economies in Europe and 3rd fastest in eurozone. Its legal tender, the Euro, is the world's 2nd most traded currency.[8] Although regional income inequality is high, 90% of citizens own their homes. In 2016, Slovak citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 165 countries and territories, ranking the Slovak passport 11th in the world.[9] Slovakia is the world's biggest per-capita car producer with a total of 1,040,000 cars manufactured in the country in 2016 alone.[10] The car industry represents 43 percent of Slovakia's industrial output, and a quarter of its exports.

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Slovakia".

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Austrian Foreign Ministry . https://archive.today/20130616000715/http://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/foreign-ministry/foreign-policy/europe/neighbourhood-policy/central-europe.html . dead . 16 June 2013 . 3 June 2013 .
  2. Web site: UNHCR regional classification. UNHCR. 3 June 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130826202405/http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/about-us/unhcr-in-central-europe.html. 26 August 2013.
  3. Web site: Country and Lending Groups . worldbank.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080524215837/http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/DATASTATISTICS/0%2C%2CcontentMDK%3A20421402~pagePK%3A64133150~piPK%3A64133175~theSitePK%3A239419%2C00.html . 2008-05-24 .
  4. Web site: Advanced economies . IMF . 14 September 2006 . 16 October 2010.
  5. http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups#OECD_members Country and Lending Groups |Data
  6. http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr14_statisticaltables.xls United Nations Development Programme: Human Development Report, 2014
  7. Web site: Kyiv Post. Independence. Community. Trust – World – Slovakia 16th country to adopt euro . Kyivpost.com . 22 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110209074433/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/world/detail/32570/ . 9 February 2011.
  8. Triennial Central Bank Survey: Report on global foreign exchange market activity in 2010. December 2010. Monetary and Economic Department. 12. Bank for International Settlements. 15 October 2011.
  9. Web site: Global Ranking – Visa Restriction Index 2016. Henley & Partners. 27 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160312121441/https://www.henleyglobal.com/files/download/HP/hvri/HP%20Visa%20Restrictions%20Index%20160223.pdf. 12 March 2016. dead.
  10. Web site: Produkcia vozidiel aj v roku 2016 prekročila miliónovou hodnotu. 10 March 2017.

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