Subdivisions of the Czech Republic
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Czech Republic
Česká republika (Czech)
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![Location of the Czech Republic (dark green)– in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) – [Legend]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-Czech_Republic.svg)
Location of the Czech Republic (dark green)
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| Capital and largest city |
Prague 50°05′N 14°28′E / 50.083°N 14.467°E |
| Official language | Czech |
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| Demonym | Czech |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic |
| Miloš Zeman | |
| Andrej Babiš | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |
| Formation | |
| c. 870 | |
| 1198 | |
| 28 October 1918 | |
| 1 January 1969 | |
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• Czech Republic became independent
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1 January 1993 |
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• Joined the European Union
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1 May 2004 |
| Area | |
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• Total
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78,866 km2 (30,450 sq mi) (115th) |
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• Water (%)
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2 |
| Population | |
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• 2016 estimate
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10,610,947  (84th) |
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• 2011 census
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10,436,560 |
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• Density
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134/km2 (347.1/sq mi) (87th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total
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$368.659 billion (50th) |
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• Per capita
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$36,784 (39th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total
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$196.068 billion (49th) |
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• Per capita
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$22,468 (41st) |
| Gini (2015) |
 25.0low · 5th |
| HDI (2015) |
0.878 very high · 28th |
| Currency | Czech koruna (CZK) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
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• Summer (DST)
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CEST (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | right |
| Calling code | +420b |
| Patron saint | St. Wenceslaus |
| ISO 3166 code | CZ |
| Internet TLD | .czc |
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Rank | City | Region | Population | Metropolitan area | |||||
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| 1 | Prague | Prague, the Capital City | 1,313,508 | 2,300,000 | ||||||
| 2 | Brno | South Moravian | 377,440 | 729,510 | ||||||
| 3 | Ostrava | Moravian-Silesian | 294,200 | 1,164,328 | ||||||
| 4 | Plzeň | Plzeň | 169,033 | 380,000 | ||||||
| 5 | Liberec | Liberec | 102,562 | 270,000 | ||||||
| 6 | Olomouc | Olomouc | 100,378 | 480,000 | ||||||
| 7 | Ústí nad Labem | Ústí nad Labem | 93,409 | 243,878 | ||||||
| 8 | České Budějovice | South Bohemian | 93,285 | 190,000 | ||||||
| 9 | Hradec Králové | Hradec Králové | 92,808 | - | ||||||
| 10 | Pardubice | Pardubice | 89,693 | - | ||||||
| 11 | Zlín | Zlín | 75,112 | 100,000 | ||||||
| 12 | Havířov | Moravian-Silesian | 75,049 | - | ||||||
| 13 | Kladno | Central Bohemian | 68,552 | 2,300,000 | ||||||
| 14 | Most | Ústí nad Labem | 67,089 | 95,316 | ||||||
| 15 | Opava | Moravian-Silesian | 57,772 | - | ||||||
| 16 | Frýdek-Místek | Moravian-Silesian | 56,945 | - | ||||||
| 17 | Karviná | Moravian-Silesian | 55,985 | - | ||||||
| 18 | Jihlava | Vysočina | 50,521 | - | ||||||
| 19 | Teplice | Ústí nad Labem | 50,079 | - | ||||||
| 20 | Děčín | Ústí nad Labem | 49,833 | - | ||||||
– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green) – [Legend]
The Czech Republic (/ˈtʃɛk rɪˈpʌblɪk/ (
listen)Czech: Česká republika, Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka] ( listen)), also known as Czechia (/ˈtʃɛkiə/ ( listen); Czech: Česko, pronounced [ˈtʃɛsko] ( listen)), is a landlocked nation state in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast. The Czech Republic covers an area of 78,866 square kilometres (30,450 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate. It is a unitary parliamentary republic, has 10.6 million inhabitants and the capital and largest city is Prague, with 1.3 million residents. The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union (EU), NATO, the OECD, the United Nations, the OSCE, and the Council of Europe.
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