Czech Republic

Information

Capital Prague
Currency Czech koruna (CZK)
Government Parliamentary Republic
Area/ Size 78,867 sq km
Population 10,674,723 (July 2017 est.)
Language Czech (official) 95.4%, Slovak 1.6%, other 3% (2011 census)
Religion Roman Catholic 10.4%, Protestant (includes Czech Brethren and Hussite) 1.1%, other and unspecified 54%, none 34.5% (2011 est.)
Climate Temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Industry Industries: motor vehicles, metallurgy, machinery and equipment, glass, armaments

Industrial production growth rate: 5.3% (2017 est.)

Exports – commodities: machinery and transport equipment, raw materials, fuel, chemicals

Exports – partners: Germany 32.8%, Slovakia 7.8%, Poland 6.1%, France 5.1%, UK 4.9%, Austria 4.4%, Italy 4.1% (2017)

Transport Airports: 128 (2013)

Pipelines: gas 7,160 km; oil 536 km; refined products 94 km (2013)

Railways: total: 9,621.5 km

Roadways: total: 130,661 km (includes urban roads); paved: 130,661 km

Economy GDP (PPP): $368.659 billion (2018 est.)

GDP – composition, by sector of origin:

agriculture: 2.5%

industry: 37.8%

services: 59.7% (2017 est.)

Other Facts Electricity – from fossil fuels: 56.6% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)

Electricity – from nuclear fuels: 18.3% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)

Internet users: total: 8,141,303; percent of population: 76.5% (July 2016 est.)