Country Reports

Country name

Czech Republic

Government type

Parliamentary democracy

Capital

Prague

Independence

1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into Czech Republic and Republic of Slovakia)

National holiday

28 October (1918) Czech Founding Day

Area

78,886 sq km

Location

Central Europe

Land boundaries

Slovakia, Germany, Polen, Austria

Coastline

0 (landlocked)

Population

10,4 million (UN, 2010)

Nationality

Czech

Language

Czech

Ethnic groups

Czechs, Moravian, Slovak

Major religion

Christianity

Highest peak

Snezka 1,602 m

Climate

Temperate; with cool summers, cloudy, cold and humid winters

Standard Time Zone

CET Central European Time: GMT + 1 hour

Currency

CZK Czech Koruna   1 koruna = 100 halers

Telephone

International dialling code: 00 420

Internet domain

.cz

GNI per capita

US$24,370 (World Bank, 2010)

Natural resources

Timber, coal, graphite, clay, kaolin

Agriculture products

Pigs, poultry, wheat, sugar beets, potatoes, fruit

Industries

Machinery, cars and transport equipment, manufactured goods, glas, bee