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.) |