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Capital: Prague

Population

Total Population: 10,525,090
Annual Growth Rate: 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:

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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.


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 20062007200820092010
Imports of Goods (million USD) 93,191118,169142,038105,048126,185
Exports of Goods (million USD) 94,929122,498146,799112,956132,971
Imports of Services (million USD) 11,82814,29417,75418,73124,020
Exports of Services (million USD) 13,86516,79921,69420,21122,298

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

 
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