Czech Republic

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The Czech Republic is a country[1] located in Europe[1]. Its capital is Prague[2], and it covers an area of 79k. The nation has a population of 10.9M as of 2025[3].

The official currency of the Czech Republic is the Czech koruna[4][5]. Its head of state is Petr Pavel[6], and its head of government is Andrej Babiš[7]. The country observes the time zones UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00, and Central European Time.

World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria
Climate
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Terrain
Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country
Natural resources
hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber, arable land
People & Society
Religions
Roman Catholic 7%, other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6% (includes Evangelical United Brethren Church and Czechoslovak Hussite Church), believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9.1%, none 47.8%, unspecified 30.1% (2021 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary republic
Independence
1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
National holiday
Czechoslovak Founding Day, 28 October (1918)
Legal system
new civil code enacted in 2014, replacing civil code of 1964 based on former Austro-Hungarian civil codes and socialist theory 
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$521.928 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$48,000 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
1.1% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.4% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
2.6% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Germany 29%, Slovakia 7%, Poland 6%, France 5%, UK 5% (2023)
Imports - partners
Germany 22%, China 17%, Poland 8%, Slovakia 5%, Italy 4% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Key Facts

  • Ethnic group: Czechs[3], Moravians[4], Slovaks[5]
  • Religion or worldview: irreligion[6], Catholic Church[7]
  • Country: Czech Republic[8]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Morava[9], Thaya[10], Olza[11], Oder[12], Opava[13], Jizera[14], Vltava[15], Elbe[16]
  • Head of government: Andrej Babiš[17]
  • Continent: Europe[18]
  • Instance of: sovereign state[19], landlocked country[20], republic[21], successor state[22]
  • Head of state: Petr Pavel[23]
  • Capital: Prague[24]
  • Official language: Czech[25]
  • Currency: Czech koruna[26]
  • Shares border with: Slovakia[27], Poland[28], Germany[29], Austria[30]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .cz[31]
  • Anthem: Kde domov můj[32]
  • Basic form of government: parliamentary republic[33]
  • Named after: Czechs[34]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Prague[35], Central Bohemian Region[36], South Bohemian Region[37], Plzeň Region[38], Karlovy Vary Region[39], Ústí nad Labem Region[40], Liberec Region[41], Hradec Králové Region[42], Pardubice Region[43], Vysočina Region[44], South Moravian Region[45], Olomouc Region[46], Moravian-Silesian Region[47], Zlín Region[48]
  • Follows: Czech Republic[49], Czech and Slovak Federal Republic[50]
  • Flag: flag of the Czech Republic[51]
  • Legislative body: Parliament of the Czech Republic[52]
  • Executive body: Government of the Czech Republic[53]
  • Highest judicial authority: Supreme Court of the Czech Republic[54], Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic[55], Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic[56]
  • Coat of arms: Coat of arms of the Czech Republic[57]
  • Part of: Central Europe[58], European Economic Area[59]
  • Commons category: Czech Republic[60]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Czech Republic include Czech Lodge at Spodnje Ravni[61], a mountain hut[62], in Slovenia[63].

Why It Matters

Czech Republic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

Works attributed to it include Invocation of the Vienna (Human Dimension) Mechanism on the Situation in Georgia[66], a document[67], written by Albania[68]. Entities named for it include Czech Lodge at Spodnje Ravni[61], a mountain hut[62], in Slovenia[63].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] ↑ . reuters.com. reuters.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . Constitution of the Czech Republic. wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . hrad.cz. hrad.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [24] ↑ . Constitution of the Czech Republic. wikidata.org.
  10. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [26] ↑ . zakonyprolidi.cz. zakonyprolidi.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] ↑ . czso.cz. czso.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [7] ↑ . czso.cz. czso.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [3] ↑ . notes2.czso.cz. notes2.czso.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . Constitution of the Czech Republic. wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [66] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [67] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [68] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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