Industry

Slovakia is a country poor in mineral resources. Lignite coal mined in the vicinity of the city Prievidza (3.5 million tons per year), manganese ore in the region, small quantities of iron ore, copper, mercury (Record, Slovakian Ore Mountains), antimony and magnesite (Slovakian Ore Mountains), Building stones, oil . Production of electricity at 1 amounts to about 4200 kWh per year. 2 nuclear power plants – Mochovce, Jaslovské Bohunice. Developed iron and steel (3.9 million tons of steel, 1992. Kosice) and non-ferrous metals (Banska Bystrica, Krompachy – copper, Ziar nad Hronom – aluminum, Sered ‘- nickel) and the armaments industry (tanks, heavy armored vehicles, recoilless , Munitions). The Refinery and Petrochemical converted 6.5 million tonnes per year of crude oil (Bratislava, Nováky). A number of chemical plants (fertilizers, synthetic fibers, medicines, rubber products), footwear (Partizánske, Teplice), wood (Zvolen, Vranov n. Topľou, Spisska Nova Ves, Ružomberok), Stationery. In addition, the machine (6.0 thousand. Pieces of cars, 2000. 0.6 million – refrigerators and freezers, 1992, 216 thousand. – Televisions, railway wagons, footwear and agricultural machinery, steel structures), clothing, food, the main beer ( Poprad, Topolcany), tobacco, confectionery. The largest centers of industry: Bratislava, Kosice, Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Martin, Nitra.