| Czech Republic Ceská Republika
Location central
Europe
Bordered By Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Austria
Area 30,442 sq mi
(78,866 sq km)
Highest Point Snezka; 5,256 ft (1,602 m)
Lowest Point Elbe River; 377 ft (115 m)
Natural Resources hard coal, soft coal,
kaolin, clay, graphite, timber
Nationality
Czech
Population (July 2016 est) 10,644,842
Largest Cities Prague, Brno, Ostrava
Ethnic Groups Czech, Moravian, Slovak
Religions Roman Catholic, Protestant
Languages Czech, Slovak
Capital Prague
Form of Government parliamentary
democracy
Present Constitution Adopted December
16, 1992
Chief of State President Milos Zeman
(since March 8, 2013)
Head of Government Prime Minister Bohuslav
Sobotka (since January 17, 2014)
Cabinet Cabinet appointed by the President
Legislature bicameral Parliament (Parlament)
Judiciary Supreme Court, Constitutional Court
Local Administration 13 regions (kraje) and 1
capital city (hlavni mesto)
Currency Koruna
Per Capita Income $31,600
Industries motor vehicles, metallurgy,
machinery and equipment, glass, armaments
Agricultural Products wheat, potatoes,
sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, poultry
Export Commodities machinery and
transport equipment, raw materials, fuels, chemicals
Import Commodities machinery and
transport equipment, raw materials, fuels, chemicals
Independence Achieved
January 1, 1993
From the Soviet Union
National Holiday Czech Founding Day;
October 28 (1918)
Flag two equal horizontal bands of white
and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist
side
SEE ALSO
Germany
Poland
Slovakia
Austria
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