The Slovakia regions map shows surrounding areas and provinces of Slovakia. This administrative map of Slovakia will allow you to know regions of Slovakia in Eastern Europe. The Slovakia regions map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

Since 1949 (except 1990–1996), Slovakia has been divided into a number of kraje (singular kraj; usually translated as "Regions" with capital R) as you can see in Slovakia regions map. Their number, borders and functions have been changed several times. There are currently eight regions of Slovakia and they correspond to the EU NUTS 3 level of local administrative units. Each kraj consists of okresy (counties). There are currently 79 Districts. Historically, Slovakia was not divided into kraje, but into counties (Slovak: župy or stolice). This was the case when present-day Slovakia was part of: Great Moravia (cca. 9th century), the Kingdom of Hungary (cca. 11th / 12th century – 1918), Czechoslovakia (the župy existed 1918 – 1928), the WWII Slovak Republic (the župy existed 1940 – 1945). In 1928–1939 (and formally also 1945–1948) Slovakia as a whole formed the administrative unit "Slovak land" (Krajina slovenská) within Czechoslovakia.

The term "Region" (Slovak: kraj) should not be confused with: the general (i.e. non-administrative) term "region" (Slovak: región) as it is used for example in the articles List of traditional regions of Slovakia or List of tourism regions of Slovakia. The 4 "regions" (Slovak: regióny or oblasti or zoskupenia krajov) that correspond to the NUTS 2 level, i.e. groups of several kraje, used by the Eurostat for statistical purposes. These are: Bratislavský kraj SK 01 (Bratislava Region) – comprises only this single kraj. Západné Slovensko SK 02 (Western Slovakia) = Trnavský kraj + Trenčiansky kraj + Nitriansky kraj. Stredné Slovensko SK 03 (Central Slovakia) = Žilinský kraj + Banskobystrický kraj. Východné Slovensko SK 04 (Eastern Slovakia) = Prešovský kraj + Košický kraj as its shown in Slovakia regions map.

After a period without kraje and without any equivalent (1990–1996), the kraje were reintroduced in 1996. As for administrative division, Slovakia has been subdivided into 8 kraje since: Slovakiakrajenumbers.png, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region) (capital Bratislava), Trnavský kraj (Trnava Region) (capital Trnava), Trenčiansky kraj (Trenčín Region) (capital Trenčín), Nitriansky kraj (Nitra Region) (capital Nitra), Žilinský kraj (Žilina Region) (capital Žilina), Banskobystrický kraj (Banská Bystrica Region) (capital Banská Bystrica), Prešovský kraj (Prešov Region) (capital Prešov), Košický kraj (Košice Region) (capital Košice). Since 2002, Slovakia is divided into 8 samosprávne kraje (self-governing regions), which are called by the Constitution vyššie územné celky (Higher Territorial Units), abbr. VÚC. as its mentioned in Slovakia regions map.

The Slovakia political map shows regions and provinces of Slovakia. This administrative map of Slovakia will allow you to show regions, administrative borders and cities of Slovakia in Eastern Europe. The Slovakia political map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

Politics of Slovakia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, with a multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in the parliament and it can be exerced in some cases also by the government or directly by citizens (see Slovakia political map). Executive power is exercised by the government led by the Prime Minister. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The President is the head of the state. In the fall of 1989, Czechoslovakia overthrew communism. Before the free democratic elections could take place a transitional government (Slovak: Vláda národného porozumenia) headed by Marián Čalfa took control over the country on 10 December 1989. It consisted of 10 communists and 9 non-communists. Two national governments were created as well, in Slovakia headed by Milan Čič and established on 12 December 1989. Its main goal was to prepare the country for the democratic elections.

The Constitution of the Slovak Republic was ratified 1 September 1992 and became effective 1 October 1992 (some parts 1 January 1993). It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements. The civil law system is based on Austro-Hungarian codes. The legal code was modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and to expunge the Marxist-Leninist legal theory as its shown in Slovakia political map. Slovakia accepts the compulsory International Court of Justice jurisdiction with reservations. The president is the head of state and the formal head of the executive, though with very limited powers. The president is elected by direct, popular vote, under the two round system, for a five-year term. Following National Council elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president. Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister has to receive the majority in the parliament. From July 2006 till July 2010 the coalition consisted of Smer, SNS and HZDS.

Members of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, the Narodna Rada, are elected directly for a 4-year term, under the proportional representation system. Like the Netherlands, the country is a single multi-member constituency as its mentioned in Slovakia political map. Voters may indicate their preferences within the semi-open list. The election threshold is 5%. Last elections were hold on June 12, 2010. The Slovak political scene supports a wide spectrum of political parties including the communists (KSS) and the nationalists (SNS). New parties arise and old parties cease to exist or merge at a frequent rate. Major parties are members of the European political parties. Some parties have regional strongholds, for example SMK is supported mainly by the Hungarian minority living in southern Slovakia. Although the main political cleavage in the 1990s concerned the somewhat authoritarian policy of HZDS, the left-right conflict over economic reforms (principally between Direction - Social Democracy and Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party) has recently become the dominant power in Slovakia's politics.

The Slovakia states map shows all departments and regions of Slovakia. States map of Slovakia will allow you to know areas and cities of Slovakia in Slovakia. The Slovakia states map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

Slovakia is one of the successor states of the former Czechoslovakia. Slovakia is a unitary State composed of regions and municipalities. According to Article 64 of the Constitution, territorial self-administration shall be composed of a municipality and a higher territorial unit (see Slovakia states map). According to the Act 221/1996 Coll. on Territorial and Administrative Division of the Slovak Republic, which came into force on July 24, 1996, regions broken down into districts are the administrative units of the Slovak Republic. The territory is divided into eight Regions, 79 districts, and 2,890 Municipalities, according to the Regional Statistical Yearbook of Slovakia, 2019. The National Council of the Slovak Republic determines whether a municipality has the status of a town, according to Act No. 369/1990.

The framework of self-government is organised within two dominant levels – the regional level represented by eight Self-Governing Regions (i.e. eight superior territorial units) and the local level represented by 2,890 municipalities (Bratislava and Košice are further divided in self-governing city parts). The eight Autonomous Regions (samosprávne kraje) are referred to in the Constitution as 'Higher Territorial Units' (Article 64). Since 2002, the eight Slovakian Regions have held specific competences in several areas, and also hold competences delegated by the central level of government. Slovakia is further divided into 79 districts (okres), mainly for statistical purposes as you can see in Slovakia states map.

In the past, from 13the century till 20th century Slovakia was divided into counties (župy, stolice). In 1960 the counties were formed into regions – Western Slovak Region, Central Slovak Region and Eastern Slovak Region. In 1996, Slovakia was divided into 8 regions (Higher Territorial Units) with 79 districts as its shown in Slovakia states map. The formation was based on social-economic situation. There are 2922 municipalities in Slovakia including all Bratislava municipalities and Košice municipalities as individual entities. In the past, the regions of Slovakia were named according to ethnographic or natural specifications. Thus regions as Gemer, Šariš, Spiš, Zemplín, Tekov, Orava, Kysuce, Ponitrie, Liptov, Považie, Záhorie etc were formed. Nowadays, every region has its own specific natural, human, traditional or folklore characteristics.