Czechia is a Central-European EU state with robust automotive and aerospace manufacturing, advanced R&D centres, balanced public finances, and rising wind and solar deployment.
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Czechia is a Country located in the Eastern Europe sub-region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
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The capital city of Czechia is Prague, capital city of Czechia.
Word: Bohemian
Meaning: central Europe
Basic Information
Capital City: Prague, capital city of Czechia
Population: 10,886,878 (UN)
Area: 78,866 km² / 49,005 sq mi
People are called: Czechs
Type: Country
Administrative Divisions
13 regions (kraje) and 1 capital city* (hlavni mesto)
- Jihocesky (South Bohemia),
- Jihomoravsky (South Moravia),
- Karlovarsky (Karlovy Vary),
- Kralovehradecky (Hradec Kralove),
- Liberecky (Liberec),
- Moravskoslezsky (Moravia-Silesia),
- Olomoucky (Olomouc),
- Pardubicky (Pardubice),
- Plzensky (Pilsen),
- Praha (Prague)*,
- Stredocesky (Central Bohemia),
- Ustecky (Usti),
- Vysocina (Highlands),
- Zlinsky (Zlin)
Geography
Latitude: 49° 45' N
Longitude: 15° 30' E
Geographical Subregion: Eastern Europe
Continental Region: Europe
Climate
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 25 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 567 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: High Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 13 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.517 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 29 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.915
Mean Years of Schooling: 13.0
Expected Years of Schooling: 16.8
Life Expectancy at Birth: 79.8 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Catholic
Second Most Predominant: Protestant includes Czech Brethren and Hussite
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
European Union - since 2004
Schengen - since 2007
NATO - since 1999
Technical Information
TLD: .cz
Calling Code: +420
MapGeo Name: Czechia
MapGeo Code: CZ