Czechia, Europe
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 27 May 2025.

Image of Prague, capital city of Czechia
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.
Czechia in one word would be “Bohemian,” meaning central Europe.
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Czechia is a country located in the Eastern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
Czechia 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)
Easy learning about Czechia |
The capital city of Czechia is Prague.
Czechia is located in | Eastern Europe Europe Continent Inhabitants of Czechia are called Czechs |
Member of | European Union since 2004 Schengen since 2007 NATO since 1999 |
Czechia has a population of | 10,809,716 inhabitants within a total area of 78,866 Km2 (49,005 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
Czechia’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 12 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.46 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
Human Development Index (HDI) | Czechia HDI ranks in position nº 29 worldwide HDI of 0.915 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
Czechia’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 185 countries Czechia passport ranks 7th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
Czechia GDP per capita is | $33,039 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
Czechia ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
Czechia EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as High proficiency has a score of 567 ranks 25th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
Latitude & Longitude | 49° 45' N, 15° 30' E Open in Google Maps |
Neighbouring countries | Poland, Germany, Slovakia, Austria. |
Czechia Climate | temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters |
Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
Second most predominant religion | Protestant (includes Czech Brethren and Hussite) |
Currency name & code | Koruna (CZK) |
Internet ccTLD | .cz |
Czechia calling code | +420 |
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