The Czech Republic is a small country in the heart of Europe, which has an appeal for visitors.

Thanks to its location at the crossroads of various cultures, the Czech Republic has countless cultural and historical points of interest. Despite the complicated visa rules, these destinations attracted a relatively high number of foreign tourists even before the velvet revolution.

The country is a democratic republic, there are two legislative chambers - the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate
1999, March 12 - the Czech Republic has become a member of NATO
2004, 1 May, entry of the Czech Republic into EU



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temperate, a mixture of oceanic and continental, average winter temperature is 5 degrees C, average summer temperature is 20 degrees C
Annual precipitation: 500 - 700 mm

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1 crown (koruna - Kc) = 100 hellers (hal)

agriculture, hunting and forestry, fishing 5%
mining and quarrrying 2,2%
manufacturing 26,6 %
electricity, gas and water supply 5 %
construction 6,8 %
wholesale and retail trade 13.5 %
transport, storage, communication 6,1 %
financial intermediation 7,6 %
others 27,2 %

Total area: 78,865 sq. kilometres

latitude 49 - 51 degrees N and longitude 12-19 degrees E

Neighbouring states: Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland.

Length of state borders: 2,303 kilometres

Population: 10,3 million

Education: compulsory 9-year school attendance (from the age of 6), about 4 million people have complete secondary education and 0,5 million university education

Official language: Czech

Ethnic composition: Czech - 94 % (Bohemians, Moravians, Silesians), Slovak - 3%, Rom - 1,3 %, Polish - 0,6%, German - 0,5 %, others - 0,6 %

Religions: Roman Catholic - 39,2 %, Protestants churches - 4,1 %, atheists and non-believers - 39,7 %, others - 17 %

Largest cities: Prague (capital), Brno, Ostrava, Plzen, Olomouc, Liberec, Hradec Kralove