Czech Republic Guide

January 31, 2021 findjobdescriptions

Czechia – information about the country

Country name	Czechia
Official name	Czech Republic
Capital	Prague
continent	Europe
Area	78,866 km
Population	10 513 800 (2013)
Foundation of a state	1. 1. 1993
The highest mountains	Sněžka 1,602 m
Longest rivers	Elbe 1165 km (in the country 415 km), Vltava 433 km
State system	a pluralist republic with a bicameral parliament
The biggest cities	Prague (capital) 1,216,000, Brno 390,000, Ostrava 325,000
Official language	Czech
Ethnicity/National Composition	Czechs 94.0% (including Moravians and Silesians), Slovaks 3%, Roma 1.3%, Poles 0.6%, Germans 0.5%, others 0.6%
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholics 39.5%, Protestants 4.2%, Atheists and no religion 39.5%, others 16.8%
Currency	1 crown (CZK) = 100 pennies
gross domestic product (GDP)	US$27,000 (2012)
Average life expectancy of the population	76.22 let (2006)
Structure of GDP	agriculture, forestry and fishing 4%, mining and industry 40%, construction 4%, services 52%

Czechia – neighboring states

State	Capital	Area	Populace
Germany	berlin	357,022 km	80 619 000
Poland	Warsaw	312,685 km²	38 502 396
Austria	Vienna	83,858 km	8 504 850
Slovakia	Bratislava	49,033 km²	5 415 949

Country overview

According to Abbreviationfinder, the Czechia has an excellent geographical location in the middle of Europe, at the junction or within reach of all its large regions (Western, Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Scandinavia). It also has the longest border with the continent’s biggest power – Germany.

Population

The majority of the population of the Czech Republic has Czech nationality (90.4%) or Moravian nationality (3.7%) and speaks Czech. Czech belongs to the West Slavic branch of the Indo-European language group. Other ethnic groups are Poles, Germans (the rest of the former large minority), Roma, Hungarians, Ukrainians and others. After the division of Czechoslovakia in 1993, some Slovaks remained in the Czech Republic and today they make up about 2% of the population.

The majority of the population (59%) has no religion. The most numerous church is Roman Catholic (27%), 1% of the population are members of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, less than 1% of the Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren. The number of followers of Judaism is tiny.

Country data

Location: Central Europe

Time zone: CET

Total area: 78,867 km²

Land area: 77,247 km²

Water area: 1,620 km²

Length of the state border: 2,046 km

Bordering countries:
Germany: 704 km
Austria: 402 km
Poland: 699 km
Slovakia: 241 km

Coastline: 0 km

Capital: Prague

Districts: 14
Jihocesky (South Bohemia), Jihomoravsky (South Moravia), Karlovarsky (Karlovy Vary), Kralovehradecky (Hradec Kralove), Liberecky (Liberec), Moravskoslezsky (Moravia-Silesia), Olomoucky (Olomouc), Pzardensubick (Pilsen), Praha (Prague), Stredocesky (Central Bohemia), Ustecky (Usti), Vysocina (Highlands), Zlinsky (Zlin)

Electric current: 220 V / 50 Hz

Telephone code: 00 420 (Source: Allcitycodes)

Highest point: Snezka 1,602 m

Population

Population: approx. 10.6 million residents (Countryaah, 2021)

Population growth: 0.2% per year

Population density (residents per km²): 134

Life expectancy: 75 (male), 81 (female)

Official language: Czech

Religions:

34% atheists
10% Roman Catholic
56% other

Climate

The summer months (June-August) are mostly warm, with temperatures of 24-30 ° C.

In winter (December-February) the average temperature is -5 ° C to 0 ° C. Occasionally it can get colder in the valleys.

You have to expect rain all year round as there is no specific rainy season.

Currency / finance

Currency unit: Czech crown (CZK)

Classification: 1 crown = 100 haléřů (Heller)

ATMs: Available in many cities.

International credit cards: These are accepted by many hotels and shops.

Regulations: National and foreign currencies can be imported and exported in unlimited amounts.

Customs regulations

The following may be carried duty-free:

200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 g of tobacco products
1 liter of alcoholic beverages
small amounts of perfume

(Information applies to people aged 18 and over)

Tourists and people in transit can bring items of personal use with them duty-free.

Travel advice

There is currently no country-specific safety notice for the Czech Republic.

Behavioral advice

Car thefts have occurred time and again in recent years. Therefore, always lock your vehicle, even if you only leave it for a short time.

You should also not leave any valuables lying around.

Pickpockets occur again and again in the tourist centers and in the capital. Therefore, do not wear any valuable jewelry or money visibly on your body.

Economy

The automotive industry and the manufacture of modern industrial plants and industrial complexes form a large part of the industry and are mainly manufactured for export.

In the mining sector, mainly lignite, graphite, limestone, kaolin, quartz sand, hard coal and clay are extracted.

The tourism industry can look forward to a steadily increasing number of visitors.

Industries: building materials, chemistry, vehicle construction, glass production, food production, mechanical engineering, tourism

Natural resources: lignite, graphite, wood, limestone, coal

Land use:

Land: 41%
Grain cultivation: 2%
Pasture area: 11%
Forests: 34%
other: 12%

Plants

The flora typical of Central Europe can be found all over the Czech Republic.

Large parts of the country are still covered with forests. The deciduous forests take up the largest part. Birch, beech, oak, spruce and pine are the most common.