Editing Slovakia (section)

=== Administrative divisions ===
{{Main|Regions of Slovakia|Districts of Slovakia|List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia}}

[[File:Hlavné Namestie (35096533142).jpg|thumb|right|[[Bratislava]], capital and largest city of Slovakia]]
Slovakia is divided into 8 ''[[kraj]]e'' (singular—''kraj'', usually translated as "region"), each of which is named after its principal city. Regions have enjoyed a certain degree of autonomy since 2002. Their [[Self-governance|self-governing]] bodies are referred to as Self-governing (or autonomous) Regions (sg. ''samosprávny kraj'', pl. ''samosprávne kraje'') or Upper-Tier Territorial Units (sg. ''vyšší územný celok'', pl. ''vyššie územné celky'', abbr. VÚC).

The ''kraje'' are subdivided into ''[[okres]]y'' (sg. ''okres'', usually translated as districts). Slovakia currently has 79&nbsp;districts.

The ''okresy'' are further divided into {{lang|sk|[[List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia|obce]]}} (sg. {{lang|sk|obec}}, usually translated as "municipality"). There are currently 2,890 municipalities.

In terms of economics and [[unemployment]] rate, the western regions are richer than eastern regions. Bratislava is the 19th-richest region of the [[European Union]] by GDP (PPP) per capita;<ref>{{cite web |title=Regional gross domestic product (PPS per inhabitant) by NUTS 2 regions |url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/TGS00005/default/table |website=[[Eurostat]] |access-date=29 June 2023 |language=en |date=21 Feb 2023 |archive-date=13 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713042916/https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/TGS00005/default/table |url-status=live }}</ref> GDP at purchasing power parity is about three times higher than in other Slovak regions.<ref name="finweb.hnonline.sk">{{cite web|url=https://finweb.hnonline.sk/ekonomika/919558-bratislava-je-treti-najbohatsi-region-unie|title=Bratislava je tretí najbohatší región únie. Ako je možné, že predbehla Londýn či Paríž?|website=finweb.hnonline.sk|date=March 2017|access-date=14 April 2019|archive-date=13 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213235236/https://finweb.hnonline.sk/ekonomika/919558-bratislava-je-treti-najbohatsi-region-unie|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://laboureconomics.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/bratislava-capital-city-of-slovakia-versus-other-regions-of-slovak-republic/|title=Bratislava – capital city of Slovakia versus other regions of Slovak Republic|last=matejvician|date=29 April 2013|website=wordpress.com|access-date=14 April 2019|archive-date=14 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214000107/https://laboureconomics.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/bratislava-capital-city-of-slovakia-versus-other-regions-of-slovak-republic/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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! Name in English
! Name in Slovak
! Administrative seat
! Population (2019)
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|[[File:Coat of Arms of Bratislava Region.svg|x20px]] [[Bratislava Region]] || style="font-size:90%;" |''Bratislavský kraj'' || [[File:Coat of Arms of Bratislava.svg|x20px]] [[Bratislava]] || align="right" | 669 592
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|[[File:Coat of Arms of Trnava Region.svg|x20px]] [[Trnava Region]] || style="font-size:90%;" |''Trnavský kraj'' || [[File:Coat of Arms of Trnava.svg|x20px]] [[Trnava]] || align="right" | 564 917
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|[[File:Coat of Arms of Nitra Region.svg|x20px]] [[Nitra Region]] || style="font-size:90%;" |''Nitriansky kraj'' || [[File:Coat of Arms of Nitra.svg|x20px]] [[Nitra]] || align="right" | 674 306
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|[[File:Coat of Arms of Trenčín Region.svg|x20px]] [[Trenčín Region]] || style="font-size:90%;" |''Trenčiansky kraj'' || [[File:Coat of Arms of Trenčín.svg|x20px]] [[Trenčín]] || align="right" | 584 569
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|[[File:Coat of Arms of Žilina Region.svg|x20px]] [[Žilina Region]] || style="font-size:90%;" |''Žilinský kraj'' || [[File:Coat of Arms of Žilina.svg|x20px]] [[Žilina]] || align="right" | 691 509
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|[[File:Coat of Arms of Banská Bystrica Region.svg|x20px]] [[Banská Bystrica Region]] || style="font-size:90%;" |''Banskobystrický kraj'' || [[File:Coat of Arms of Banská Bystrica.svg|x20px]] [[Banská Bystrica]] || align="right" | 645 276
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|[[File:Coat of Arms of Prešov Region.svg|x20px]] [[Prešov Region]] || style="font-size:90%;" |''Prešovský kraj'' || [[File:Coat of Arms of Prešov.svg|x20px]] [[Prešov]] || align="right" | 826 244
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|[[File:Coat of Arms of Košice Region.svg|x20px]] [[Košice Region]] || style="font-size:90%;" |''Košický kraj'' || [[File:Coat of Arms of Košice.svg|x20px]] [[Košice]] || align="right" | 802 460
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