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Part 1 - General Provisions
Chapter One - General Provisions
Article..1
The Slovak Republic is a sovereign, democratic state governed by the rule of law. It is not bound by any ideology or religion.Article..2
(1) The power of the state is vested in the citizens who shall exercise it directly or through their elected representatives.
(2) State bodies may act solely in conformity with the Constitution. Their actions shall be subject to its limits, within its scope and governed by procedures determined by law.
(3) Anyone may act in a way not forbidden by law and no one may be forced to act in a way not prescribed by law.
Article..3
(1) The territory of the Slovak Republic is integral and indivisible.
(2) The border of the Slovak Republic may be changed only by a constitutional statute.
Article..4
Raw materials, underground water, natural and thermal springs and streams are the property of the Slovak Republic.
Article..5
(1) Acquisition and loss of citizenship of the Slovak Republic shall be regulated by law.
(2) No person shall be deprived of Slovak citizenship against his or her will.
Article..6
(1) The Slovak language is the official language of the Slovak Republic.
(2) The use of languages other than the official language in official communications shall be determined by law.
Article..7
The Slovak Republic may, by its own discretion, enter into a union with other states. The right of secession from such unions shall not be restricted. The decision to enter into union with other states or to secede therefrom shall be subject to a constitutional statute and subsequent ratification by means of a public referendum.
Chapter Two - The State Symbols
Article..8
The state symbols of the Slovak Republic are the state emblem, the state flag, the state seal and the state anthem.
Article..9
(1) The state emblem of the Slovak Republic consists of an early Gothic shield with a silver double cross erected on the central and highest of the three blue hills.
(2) The state flag of the Slovak Republic has three horizontal stripes: white, blue and red. The state emblem of the Slovak Republic appears in the left half of the flag.
(3) The state seal of the Slovak Republic consists of the state emblem encircled by the inscription "Slovenska republika".
(4) The national anthem of the Slovak Republic is composed of the first two stanzas of the hymn "Nad Tatrou sa blyska".
(5) Modifications and use of the state symbols shall be determined by law.
Chapter Three - The Capital of the Slovak Republic
Article..10
(1) The capital of the Slovak Republic is the city of Bratislava.
(2) The status of Bratislava as the capital of the Slovak Republic shall be defined by law.
