Area: 78.866 Km˛
Population: 10.216.000
Density: 130 pop/Km˛

System of government: Parliamentary Republic
Capital: Prague (1.169.000 pop.)
Major cities: Brno 369.500 pop., Ostrava 313.000 pop., Plzen 164.200 pop., Olomouc 101.300 pop.
Ethnic majority: Czech 90,5%, Moravian 3,5%, Slovak 2%, Polish, German, Romanian, Silesian and others 4%
Border countries: Poland NORTH, Germany NORTH and WEST, Austria and Slovakia SOUTH

Principal mountains: Mount Snezka 1602 m
Principal rivers: Moldava (Vltava) 433 Km, Elbe (Labe) 370 Km (czech tract, total 1165 Km)
Principal lakes: Lipno (artificial) 48,7 Km˛
Principal islands: -
Climate: Continental temperate

Language: Czech (official), Slovak, Polish, German, Romanian
Religion: Atheist 59%, Catholic 27%, Evangelical Church of Czech 2%, Hussite 2%, other 10%
Currency: Czech Koruna (CZK)

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Official data update 30.09.2004. Source: Czech Statistical Office