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U.S. beat holders Czech Republic at worlds, Canada overpower Sweden • May 20, 2025, 12:38 PM ET (Reuters)
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EDF's protests against Czech nuclear energy deal affecting country's security, PM Fiala says • May 16, 2025, 4:13 AM ET (Straits Times)
A museum opens at a former factory in the Czech Republic where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews • May 12, 2025, 11:39 AM ET (AP)

Facts

Also Known As Czechia • Česká Republika
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Petr Fiala
Capital Prague
Population (2025 est.) 10,983,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 23.570 Czech koruna
Head Of State President: Petr Pavel
Form Of Government unitary multiparty republic with two legislative houses (Senate [81]; Chamber of Deputies [200])
Official Language Czech
Official Religion none
Official Name Česká Republika (Czech Republic)
Total Area (Sq Km) 78,870
Total Area (Sq Mi) 30,452
Monetary Unit koruna (Kč)
Population Rank (2025) 89
Population Projection 2030 10,700,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 360.7
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 139.3
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2023) 67% • Rural: (2023) 33%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2023) 76.9 years • Female: (2023) 82.8 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2011) 99% • Female: (2011) 99%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 297,353
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 27,370

Did You Know?

  • The birth and death rate of the Czech Republic are almost equivalent.
  • The Czechs, the source of the Czech Republic's name, were a West Slavic tribe who gained power in the late 800s.
  • The Czech Republic has the top beer consumption per capita across the world.

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