Hungarians are the largest ethnic minority (7.75%) and are concentrated in the southern and eastern regions of Slovakia.

Other ethnic groups include Roma (1.23%), Czechs, Croats, Rusyns, Ukrainians, Germans, Poles, Gorals, Serbs[11] and Jews (about 2,300 remain of the estimated pre-WWII population of 120,000).

[citation needed] The official state language is Slovak, and Hungarian is widely spoken in the southern regions.

Despite its modern European economy and society, Slovakia has a significant rural element.

The majority of Slovak citizens (55,76%) practice Roman Catholicism; the second-largest group consider themselves atheists (23.79%).