Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Area: 78,866 sq km
Population: 10.3 million
Capital: Prague
The Czech Republic is situated approximately in the geographical center of Europe. It is a landlocked country 326 km from the Baltic and 322 km from the Adriatic. It shares borders with Germany, Poland, Austria and Slovakia .One of the most stable and prosperous of the post-Communist states, the Czech Republic has been recovering from recession. The performance of the Czech economy in recent years has been influenced by the 1997 currency crisis and the subsequent restrictive macroeconomic stabilization package.
Hospodářské Noviny
People: Czech with minorities of Slovaks, Poles, Germans, Romanians and Hungarians
Language: Czech
Religion: 40% Roman Catholic, 10% Protestant
Government: Parliamentary Democracy
GDP: US$69.9 billion
Major Industries:Machinery, transport, steel, armaments, vehicles, cement, ceramics, cotton, and beer
Major Trading Partners: Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Russia, and Italy