About one-third of the land is cultivated. The principal crops are grains, potatoes, and beets. Vineyards are located in the southwest, on the slopes of the Little Carpathian Mountains. Climate Slovakia has a continental climate. Winters are colder in the mountainous regions, and snow covers the High Tatra peaks for a good part of the year.
Summers are hot in the lowlands and moderate in the mountains.
Resources Natural resources include iron ore, copper, mangnesite, lead, zinc, mercury, siderite, and perlite. Silver and gold are also mined. Some hydroelectric power and natural gas have been developed. In 1992-93 Slovakia was involved in a dispute with Hungary over its Gabcikovo hydroelectric project on the Danube, which Hungary opposed as a danger to the region's ecology. Gypsies and Czechs form about 1.5 percent and 1 percent respectively.