Official Name: Ceska Republika (Czech Republic)

Currency:  Czech koruna

 

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Hemisphere: Northern

Continent: Europe

Location: In E central Europe. Neighbors: Poland on N, Germany on N and W, Austria on S, Slovakia on E and SE.

Area: 30,450 sq mi, 78,866 sq km

Form of Government: Unitary multiparty republic with two legislative houses (Senate 81), (Chamber of Deputies 200)

Population: (2007) 10,302,000

Population Density:  (2007) persons per sq mi 338.3, persons per sq km 130.6

Principal Language(s): Czech, Slovak

Religions: Roman Catholic 27%, Protestant 2%, unaffiliated 59%

Capital: Prague

Capital Population: 1,181,610

Capital Average Temperature: Maximum: 9.2 degrees Celsius, 48.6 degrees Fahrenheit
                                                 
Major Cities: Brno 366,757, Ostrava 310,078, Pizen 162,759, Olomouc 100,381

Topography: Bohemia, in W is a plateau surrounded by mountains, Moravia is hilly.

Economy: G.D.P. $249.1 bil

G.D.P. per Capita: $24,400
 
Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2006): 10.3 (world avg. 20.3) within marriage 68.3%. Death rate per 1,000 population (2006); 10.2 (world avg. 8.6) Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman 2005) 1.28. Life expectancy at birth (2005) male 72.9 years; female 79.1 years

Government Website: www.czech.cz

Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac   2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate Website.