Czech Republic
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Czech Republic
conventional short form: Czech Republic local long form: Ceska Republika local short form: Cesko |
| Gevernment type | parliamentary democracy |
| Capital |
name: Prague
geographic coordinates: 40 55 N, 21 00 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 |
| Flag description | two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side (identical to the flag of the former Czechoslovakia) |
| Currency | Czech koruna (CZK) |
| Internet country code | .cz |
| Ports and terminals | Decin, Prague, Usti nad Labem |
| Agriculture products | wheat, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, poultry |
| Industries | metallurgy, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, glass, armaments |
| Geography |
| Location | Central Europe, southeast of Germany |
| Coordinates | 49 45 N, 15 30 E |
| Continent | Europe |
| Area |
total: 78,866 sq km
land: 77,276 sq km water: 1,590 sq km |
| Boundaries |
total: 2,290.2 km
border countries: Austria 466.3 km, Germany 810.3 km, Poland 761.8 km, Slovakia 251.8 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Climate | temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters |
| Terrain | Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country |
| Natural resources | hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber |
| Natural hazards | flooding |
| People |
| Population | 10,235,455 (July 2006 est.) |
| 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) |
| Languages | Czech |
