Information about Czech Republic
| Česká republika Czech Republic | ||||||
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| Motto "Pravda vítězí" (Czech) "Truth prevails" | ||||||
| Anthem Kde domov můj | ||||||
| Location of the Czech Republic (orange) – on the European continent (camel & white) | ||||||
| Capital (and largest city) | Prague | |||||
| Official languages | Czech (de facto)1 | |||||
| Demonym | Czech | |||||
| Government | Republic | |||||
| - | President | Václav Klaus | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Mirek Topolánek | ||||
| Independence | (formed 9th century) | |||||
| - | from Austria-Hungary | October 28 1918 | ||||
| - | Czechoslovakia dissolved | January 1 1993 | ||||
| Accession to the European Union | May 1 2004 | |||||
| - | Water (%) | 2.0 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2007² estimate | 10,325,941 (79th) | ||||
| - | 2001 census | 10,230,060 | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2006 IMF estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $236.536 billion (41st³) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $23,100 (33rd) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2006 IMF estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $141.801 billion (41st) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $13,848 (39st) | ||||
| Gini? (1996) | 25.4 (low) (5th) | |||||
| HDI (2004) | ||||||
| Currency | Czech koruna (CZK) | |||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .cz4 | |||||
| Calling code | +4205 | |||||
| 1 | While the Czech language isn't codified as the official language, it is required by law in some situations and is spoken by great majority of Czech population. Polish language is officially recognized as a minority language in the region with significant Polish minority population (The Teschen or Těšín region). Slovak is de jure recognized as an alternative to Czech without the need of translation in the whole territory of the Czech Republic. | |||||
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Official status
Official language of: Czech Republic
European Union
Regulated by: Czech Language Institute
Language codes
ISO 639-1: cs
ISO 639-2: cze (B) ces (T)
ISO 639-3: ces
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Official status
Official language of: Czech Republic
European Union
Regulated by: Czech Language Institute
Language codes
ISO 639-1: cs
ISO 639-2: cze (B) ces (T)
ISO 639-3: ces
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Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea,
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capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of "capital") is the center of government.
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Population: 10,325,941 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:
2006
0–14 years: 14.4% (male 760,065; female 719,449)
15–64 years: 71.2% (male 3,683,215; female 3,642,023)
65 years and over: 14.
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Age structure:
2006
0–14 years: 14.4% (male 760,065; female 719,449)
15–64 years: 71.2% (male 3,683,215; female 3,642,023)
65 years and over: 14.
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Czech}}}
Official status
Official language of: Czech Republic
European Union
Regulated by: Czech Language Institute
Language codes
ISO 639-1: cs
ISO 639-2: cze (B) ces (T)
ISO 639-3: ces
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Official status
Official language of: Czech Republic
European Union
Regulated by: Czech Language Institute
Language codes
ISO 639-1: cs
ISO 639-2: cze (B) ces (T)
ISO 639-3: ces
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De facto is a Latin expression that means "in fact" or "in practice" but not spelled out by law. It is commonly used in contrast to de jure (which means "by law") when referring to matters of law, governance, or technique (such as standards), that are found in the
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Czechs (Czech: Češi) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs live also in Slovakia, Austria, U.S.
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government is a body that has the power to make and the authority to enforce rules and laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group.[1]
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republic, for all other uses see: republic (disambiguation)
List of forms of government
List of forms of government
- Anarchism
- Aristocracy
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- Autocracy
- Communist state
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Czech Republic
This article is part of the series:
Politics of the Czech Republic
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This article is part of the series:
Politics of the Czech Republic
- Constitution
- President
- Vclav Klaus
- Prime Minister
- Mirek Topolnek
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Václav Klaus (IPA: [ˈvaːʦlaf ˈklaʊ̯s]; born 19 June 1941, Prague) is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1992-7).
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Czech Republic
This article is part of the series:
Politics of the Czech Republic
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This article is part of the series:
Politics of the Czech Republic
- Constitution
- President
- Vclav Klaus
- Prime Minister
- Mirek Topolnek
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Mirek Topolánek (IPA: [ˈmɪrɛk ˈtopolaːnɛk]) (born May 15, 1956 in Vsetín, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is the current prime minister of Czech Republic, from Civic Democratic Party.
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Independence is the self-government of a nation, country, or state by its residents and population, or some portion thereof, generally exercising sovereignty.
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Ancient times
Hallstatt culture
Noricum
March of Austria
Babenberger
Privilegium Minus
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House of Habsburg
Holy Roman Empire
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Habsburg era
House of Habsburg
Holy Roman Empire
Archduchy of Austria
Habsburg Monarchy
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October 28 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Events
- 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor.
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
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Czechoslovakia (Czech Československo; 1938 - 1939 and Slovak since 1990: Česko-Slovensko) was a sovereign state in Eastern-Central Europe that after declaring its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, existed from October 1918 until 1992 (with
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The dissolution of Czechoslovakia refers to the dissolution of the former country of Czechoslovakia into the nations of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which took effect on January 1 1993.
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January 1 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining. The preceding day is December 31 of the previous year.
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Events
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