The current form of the national flag of the Slovak Republic was adopted by Slovakia's Constitution, which came into force on 3 September 1992. The flag, like many other flags of Slavic nations, uses Pan-Slavic colours. Pictured to the left of centre of the flag is Slovakia's national coat of arms.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Slovakia face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. The status of LGBT rights in Slovakia are regarded as some of the worst among the European Union countries.
The Conservative Democrats of Slovakia is a defunct Slovak political party established by four MPs who belonged to the Christian Democratic Movement, but left it on 21 February 2008 over disagreements with the party leader. The party was established in July 2008. The party was dissolved in 2014.
Slovakia has a system of orders and decorations for citizens who do great deeds for the country. With the exception of the Order of the White Double Cross, all the orders are reserved for Slovak citizens. Below is a list of national decorations, in order of importance:
Dagmar Kolesárová is a Slovak beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky 2011 and represented her country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant.
Ľuboš Blaha is a Slovak politician, academic, post-Marxist philosopher and political scientist. He is a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, a presidium member of the left-wing populist party Direction – Slovak Social Democracy and Robert Fico's foreign-policy aide. Blaha has served as a Member of the European Parliament since 2024, having previously served as an MP of the National Council of Slovakia from 2012 to 2024.
Apricot Island is a 2011 Slovak drama-romance, starring Szidi Tobias.
"Ja a ty" is a 2011 song by Majk Spirit and Celeste Buckingham. As the first music collaboration of the Slovak recording artists, their common duet was released on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2012. Prior to that, the single was issued on the rapper's own studio album entitled Nový človek (2011), distributed by BeatBan Records.
"I Was Wrong" is a 2013 song by Celeste Buckingham and Majk Spirit, released through iTunes on May 6, 2013. Following the initial collaboration of both Slovak recording artists for a song called "Ja a ty" from 2012, their second duet was produced by Andrej Hruška and Martin Šrámek of Littlebeat studio.
Janko Kroner is a Slovak film, television and stage actor. Once a regular cast of the Slovak National Theater (SND) (1987–2009), Kroner began his acting career as part of the New Scene (1982–86). In the mid 1990s, alongside staging for his home theater, he gradually began appearing in a local VA-based ensemble called a.ha. In the most recent decade, he has been known as the frontman of the Malá scéna STU, a body supervised by Kroner through 2010-2011.
The 9th OTO Awards, honoring the best in Slovak popular culture for the year 2008, took time and place on March 11, 2009, at the former Opera building of the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava. The ceremony broadcast live STV. The host of the show was Jozef Pročko, featuring guest appearances by Michal Hudák and Juraj Mokrý.
The 11th OTO Awards, honoring the best in Slovak popular culture for the year 2010, took time and place on March 12, 2011 at the new premises of the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava. The ceremony broadcast live RTVS on 1. The host of the show was musician Marián Čekovský.
The 12th OTO Awards, honoring the best in Slovak popular culture for the year 2011, took time and place on March 9, 2012 at the Opera of the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava. The ceremony broadcast live RTVS on Jednotka. The hosts of the show were Marián Čekovský and Michal Hudák.
The 13th OTO Awards, honoring the best in Slovak popular culture for the year 2012, took time and place on March 16, 2013 on the New Opera stage of the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava. The ceremony broadcast live RTVS on Jednotka, the hosts of the show were Adela Banášová and Matej "Sajfa" Cifra.
The Military Music Band of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic is a musical element of the Bratislava Military Command of the Slovak Armed Forces that serves as the primary military band in the Slovak Republic. It accompanies the Honour Guard of the President of the Slovak Republic military and national ceremonies, military oaths, and state funerals, all of which are protocol events. It also represents the military of Slovakia in festive events such as military tattoos and symphonic concerts. On July 1, 2009, it has been under the command of the Bratislava Garrison Headquarters, which was part of the Training Force and Support of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic. Exactly 5 years later, the Chief of Staff of the Slovak Ground Forces put the band under its jurisdiction. The director and commanding officer of the band is currently Major Peter Apolen, who has been serving in this position since 2005.
Marek Krajčí is a Slovak politician.
The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic is the central state administration body of the Slovak Republic for the protection and promotion of competition. It intervenes, for example, in the case of cartels or abuse of a dominant position on the market.
Volt Slovakia is a political party in Slovakia and the Slovak branch of Volt Europa, a Eurofederalist and progressive pan-European political party and movement, which advocates for greater European cooperation across Europe.
Slovak heraldry is the study and practice of heraldry in the territory of Slovakia.
