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Bratislava regionBratislava region

Bratislava region flag Bratislava region emblem

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Location...Location...The Bratislava region is the smallest region in Slovakia. It occupies the western part of Slovakia and is defined by the Danube River and Zahorie Lowlands that are separated by the Male Karpaty range of mountains. The Danube forms the southern border and the Morava River on the western edge.

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Basic informationBasic information

The region of Bratislava is an important crossroad of Central Europe. It shares borders with the Czech Republic, Austria, and Hungary.

It has a common border with the Region of Trnava.

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EconomyEconomy

Industry in the region includes all major sectors. Compared with other regions in Slovakia, these sectors are densely concentrated in Bratislava. Seventy percent of industrial employees of the region work in Bratislava. The south of the region specialises in industries that are agriculturally related.

The main industrial sectors:

chemical automitive machinery elktro-technical food

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Generation of GDPGeneration of GDP

Bratislava region provides a 23.61% share of the total GDP; in monetary value that represents 209,452 million

The financial and insurance account for 22.9% of that share. This is the highest contribution to the

generated GDP. In Slovakia, the total share of those sectors as a percentage of GDP is 16.4%

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Employement in selected sectors Employement in selected sectors (2001)(2001)

The highest share of university graduates in Slovakia Majority of employees works in other sectors – 27.4% (public administration, defense,

education, and health care), 21.3% in industry, and 16.5% in transportation

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The most important investorsThe most important investors

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EducationEducation

List of the universities in the region:

Comenius University in Bratislava

Slovak Technical University in Bratislava

Economic University in Bratislava

Police Academy

Academy of Arts in Bratislava

Academy of Visual Arts in Bratislava

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