English version/ Anglická versia

Slovakia is a  small but very pretty country which is situated exactly in the heart of Europe. Approximately in the center of Slovakia is a small village of Krahule, and that one is from the geographical point of view the heart of Europe. That's why is is said that Slovakia is the heart of Europe.

Slovakia is about 1/2 the size of Pennsylvania. Slovakia has 18,925 square miles (49,039 square kilometers) and  Pennsylvania has 45,308 square miles (117,348 square Km ). Slovakia has around 5 1/2 million people. Slovakia doesn't have a sea, but has other natural beauties: high, rocky mountains, deep valleys, long waterfalls, dark woods, green meadows, blue lakes, wild rivers, hot springs, healing waters, karst and ice caves.

Bratislava, the biggest city of the Slovak Republic, is the capital and has 500,000 people. Other big cities are Košice, about 250,000, Banská Bystrica, Žilina, Nitra, Trnava, Martin and Prešov. Two big mountains are the Vysoké and Nízke Tatry (High and Low Tatras). The tallest peak is Gerlach Štít and is 2,000 meters (8,714 feet). The main rivers are Dunaj (Danube), Váh and Hron.

Slovak version / Slovenská versia

Slovensko je malá ale vel'mi pekná krajina, ktorá sa nachádza priamo v srdci Európy. Približne v centre Slovenska je malá dedina, ktorá sa volá Krahule, a tá je zo zemepisného hl'adiska srdcom Európy. Preto sa hovorí, že Slovensko je srdcom Európy.

Slovensko takmer 1/2 vel'ké ako Pennsylvania. Slovensko má 49.039 kilometrov štvorcových a Pennsylvania má 117.348 kilometrov štvorcových. Slovensko má okolo 5 1/2 miliónov obyvatel'ov. Slovensko nemá more, ale má iné prírodne krásy: vysoké, skalnaté hory, hlboké údolia, dlhé vodopády, tmavé lesy, zelené lúky, modré jazerá, dravé rieky, horúce pramene, liečivé vody, krasové a l'adové jaskyne.

Bratislava, najväčšie mesto Slovenskej Republicky, je hlavné a má 500.000 obyvatel'ov. Iné vel'ké mestá sú Košice, asi 250.000, Banská Bystrica, Žilina, Nitra, Trnava, Martin and Prešov. Dvé vel'ké pohoria sú Vysoké a Nízke Tatry. Najvyšší vrch je Gerlachovský Štít a má 2.656 metrov (8,714 feet). Hlavné rieky sú Dunaj, Váh a Hron.