Czech Republic: Introduction

Capital: Prague

Population

Total Population: 10,525,090

Natural Increase: 0.4%

Density: 136 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 73.5%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Prague (1,340,000); Brno (370,000); Ostrava (310,000); Pilsen City (160,000); Olomouc (100,000).

Ethnic Origins: Czech 90,4%, Moravian 3,7%, Slovak 1,9%, other 4%.

Official Language: Czech, which belongs to the group of Slavic languages, and as a West Slavic languages, it is very similar to Slovak.

Other Languages Spoken: English, German

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Predominately atheistic (68 % of population), Christian 92% of believed population- Catholic(83 %), Protestant (9%).

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Prague

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Czech Crown (CZK)

Country Overview

Area: 78,870 km²

Type of State: Republic state based on parliamentary democracy.

Type of Economy: High-income economy, OECD member, Ex-Transition country, Emerging Financial Market.
An economy based almost exclusively on the automobile industry and tourism.

HDI*: 0.841/1

HDI (World Rank): 28/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

17°

Low: 14° | High: 26°

Humidity: 82% | Wind: 17 km/h
Sunrise: 5:04 am | Sunset: 8:51 pm

Prague, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From the Czech Republic, Dial 00
To Make a Call to the Czech Republic, Dial +420

Internet Suffix: .cz

Computers: 27.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 22.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 48.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	118,169	142,038	105,048	126,185	151,466
Exports of Goods (million USD)	122,498	146,799	112,956	132,971	162,268
Imports of Services (million USD)	14,294	17,754	18,731	16,887	18,234
Exports of Services (million USD)	16,799	21,694	20,211	20,886	22,077

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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