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Introduction

Capital: Prague

Population

Total Population: 10,334,160
Annual growth rate: 0.6%
Density: 134 inhabitant/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% (2001 census).
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: 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

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*: 0,897/1
HDI (world rank): 35th/177

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.


Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from the Czech Republic, dial 00
To call in 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 20032004200520062007
Imports of goods (millions USD) 51,22467,74875,43092,308116,878
Exports of goods (millions USD) 48,70567,22077,95195,151122,791
Imports of services (millions USD) 7,3209,00810,21711,88314,397
Exports of services (millions USD) 7,7899,64311,76513,94117,180

Source: World Bank

 

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