Czechia is a landlocked country holding more castles per square kilometre than anywhere in Europe. The word robot entered every language from a Czech play written in 1920.
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The capital city of Czechia is Prague, capital city of Czechia.
Word: Bohemian
Meaning: central Europe
Administrative Divisions
14 divisions:
- CZ-JC
- CZ-JM
- CZ-KA
- CZ-KR
- CZ-LI
- CZ-MO
- CZ-OL
- CZ-PA
- CZ-PL
- CZ-PR
- CZ-ST
- CZ-US
- CZ-VY
- CZ-ZL
Administrative divisions of Czechia map
Czechia is a Country located in the Eastern Europe sub-region in the continent of Europe, member of European Union.
0100 km (62 mi)200 km (124 mi)300 km (186 mi)400 km (249 mi)
Height
49 m (161 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 700 m (2300 ft), 900 m (2950 ft), 1050 m (3440 ft), 1100 m (3610 ft), Max altitude 1600 m (5250 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Czechia
Height from south to north in Czechia
1Elbe130 to 561 m2Vltava162 to 931 m3Svitava178 to 639 m
Population of Czechia, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Basic Information
Capital City: Prague, capital city of Czechia
Population: 10,886,878 (World Bank)
Area: 78,871 km² / 30,452 sq mi
People from Czechia are called: Czechs
Geography
Latitude: 49.882° N
Longitude: 15.378° E
Geographical Subregion: Eastern Europe
Continental Region: Europe
Highest Elevation Point: Sněžka (1 603 m)
Lowest point: Elbe (115 m)
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
Time Zone: UTC+01:00
Official website: vlada.gov.cz
TLD: .cz
Calling Code: +420
MapGeo Name: Czechia
MapGeo Code: CZ