The Czech Republic: Basic Facts
| GEOGRAPHY |
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| Location: |
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| Geographic coordinates: |
49 45 N, 15 30 E |
| Area: |
total: 78,866 sq km |
| Area – comparative: |
slightly smaller than |
| Land boundaries: |
border countries: |
| Climate: |
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters 10 day weather forecast |
| Time Zone |
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: highest point: Snezka 1,602 m |
| Area – comparative: |
slightly smaller than |
| Land boundaries: |
border countries: |
| PEOPLE |
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| Population: |
10,220,911 |
| Ethnic groups: |
Czech 90.4%, Moravian 3.7%, Slovak 1.9%, other 4% (2001 census) |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census). More about religion in the Czech Republic here. |
| Languages: |
Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8% (2001 census) |
| GOVERNMENT |
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| Government type: |
parliamentary democracy |
| Capital: |
name: geographic coordinates: 50 05 N, 14 28 E |
| National holiday: |
Czech Founding Day, 28 October (1918) |
| Czech State Symbols: |
Large and Small Coat of Arms Flag of the Czech President
National Anthem: the state anthem is the first verse of the song “Where is my home” composed by František Škroup to the lyrics by Josef Kajetán Tyl. |
| Capital: |
name: Prague geographic coordinates: 50 05 N, 14 28 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Executive branch: |
chief of state: President head of government: Prime Minister elections: president elected by Parliament for a five-year term (eligible for a second term) |
| Legislative branch: |
bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (81 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third elected every two years) and the Chamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) |
| Judicial branch: |
Supreme Court; |
| ECONOMY |
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| GDP – per capita (PPP): |
$24,400 (2007 est.) |
| GDP – composition by sector: |
agriculture: 2.4% industry: 39.7% services: 57.9% (2007 est.) |
| Unemployment rate: |
6.6% (2007 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): |
2.6% (2007 est.) |
| Currency (code): |
Czech koruna – Kč (CZK) |
| Exchange rates: |
www.exchange.cz |
