To which language should you translate to localize in Slovakia?
LANGUAGE INSIGHT
Official language
Slovakian (82%)
Actual languages
Slovakian (82.0%), Hungarian (9.4%), Romany (2.3%), Czech (0.7%), Ukrainian (0.1%), other (5.5%).
What the top 150 best localized websites in the world do in Slovakia
(Top 150 websites listed in the Global by Design ranking – published annually by Byte Level Research, this report provides a list of globally localized websites, showcasing best practices and emerging trends in their globalization)
74/150 localize by translating into Slovakian
2/150 localize by translating into Czech
1/150 localizes by translating into both Slovakian and Czech
1/150 localizes by translating into Slovakian, French and Simplified Chinese
1/150 localizes by translating into Slovakian, Slovakian Sign Language and Romany
1/150 localizes by translating into both French and German
1/150 localizes by translating into both Russian and German
1/150 localizes by translating into French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, German, Portuguese, Italian and Spanish
1/150 localizes by translating into French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Bahasa Indonesia, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Thai and Ukrainian
Imports $77.8 billion (2020). Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($8.58B), Cars ($2.73B), Broadcasting Equipment ($2.12B), Crude Petroleum ($1.64B), and Insulated Wire ($1.53B), importing mostly from Germany ($14.7B), Czechia ($14.2B), Poland ($6.39B), Hungary ($5.42B), and China ($4.32B).
Financial inclusion factors (over 15 years of age) • 84% have an account with a financial institution • 22% have a credit card • 57% make online purchases
Ease of doing business It is very easy to conduct business (rated 75.6 out of 100) ranked 28th out of 44 OECD and high-income countries ranked 45th out of 190 countries worldwide (2022, World Bank).
Exports $86.4 billion (2020). Cars ($24.8B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($4.98B), Video Displays ($4B), Broadcasting Equipment ($2.72B), and Rubber Tires ($1.55B), exporting mostly to Germany ($19.2B), Czechia ($8.74B), France ($6.18B), Poland ($5.85B), and Hungary ($5.37B).
Main local online stores heureka.sk, azla.sk and aliexpress.com. Other top retail sites include bazar.sk and skgeodesy.sk.
Economic freedom ‘Moderately free’ (rated 69 out of 100) ranked 20th out of 45 European countries ranked 33rd out of 186 countries worldwide (2022, Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal).
Global Innovation Index Ranked 29th out of 39 European countries, and 46th out of 132 worldwide.
The Global Innovation Index captures the innovation ecosystem performance of 132 economies and tracks the most recent global innovation trends.
Specialisation is measured using Revealed Comparative Advantage, an index that takes the ratio between Slovakia observed and expected exports in each product
elatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product, the barchart show only products that Slovakia is not specialized in
Established private TV stations Markiza and Joj are the market leaders. Radio and TV Slovakia (RTVS) is the public broadcaster. The media are generally “free and independent, despite substantial pressure on journalists exerted by both from the government and from outlets’ owners”, says Freedom House in its 2017 country report. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says that the 2018 murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak from the Aktuality news website “triggered an unprecedented political earthquake”. “In the absence of strong institutions that should protect them, Slovakia’s journalists are increasingly exposed to all kinds of harassment, intimidation, and abuse”, the organization says. Many outlets are directly or indirectly owned by Slovak financial groups Penta and J&T. All the major newspapers are privately-owned. The best-selling daily is the tabloid Novy Cas. There are 4.6 million internet users (InternetWorldStats.com, December 2017). Azet.sk is the leading online portal.
Glass Ceiling Index 64.7 out 100, ranked 12th out of 29 countries.
The glass-ceiling index measures the environment for working women combining data on higher education, labor-force participation, pay, child-care costs, maternity and paternity rights, business-school applications, and representation in senior jobs.
Gender Coming from a long tradition of women playing a rather submissive role in society, the business community is still in the process of integrating women as managers with equal responsibility. However, the Slovak environment has been rapidly changing and frequently resembles the situation in Western firms.
Ethnicity Slovakia still remains a considerably homogenous country. The two major minorities are the Romas (gypsies) and Hungarians. Due to a low level of awareness and appreciation of diversity and different skin colors and ethnicities, some Slovaks, especially Skinheads, display considerable prejudice and intolerance toward minorities, most notably the Roma.
Graduates (tertiary education) While the Slovak Republic’s share of tertiary graduates has been steadily increasing over the past decade, the share remains lower than the OECD average. A majority of those who pursue tertiary education receive master’s degrees.
A smaller share of the population has attained tertiary education in the Slovak Republic than in other OECD countries. Only 37% of young adults (aged 25–34) have completed tertiary education, compared to 47% on average across OECD countries. The tertiary enrolment rate in 2017 was also lower than the OECD average across all age groups from 19 to 28.
Religion The major religion in Slovakia is Catholicism. With overall modernization and westernization, religion is gradually losing its strong position in society. This is particularly vivid among the younger generation and in the bigger cities.
Class Class plays an important role in society. The fall of communism gave rise to all the classes known in capitalist societies: the elite, upper classes, upper-middle class, and lower classes.
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Languages research
Dialects spoken in Slovakia
Legend
Slovenský
Rómsky
RusÃnsky
Madarský
No dominant Language
Uninhabited
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