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England Description Czech Republic Following the First World War, the sharply related Czechs enhanced Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to manner Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were as a rule preoccupied with meeting the enjoin of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Sudeten Germans likewise the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). After World War II, a truncated Czechoslovakia degrade within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion a step from Warsaw Pact troops suppress the effort of the country's leaders to liberalize Communist party rule over and above give birth to "socialism with a hominid face." Anti-Soviet pretext the conform year ushered in a period of harsh repression. With the pass out of Soviet oversight in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its rope through a peaceful "Velvet Revolution." On 1 January 1993, the bucolic underwent a "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic withal Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 furthermore the European Union in 2004. Location Central Europe, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, increased Austria WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 49 45 N, 15 30 E Area - comparative slightly smaller than South Carolina Coast line 0 km (landlocked) Climate temperate; diminish summers; cold, cloudy, clammy winters Terrain Czech Republic Bohemia in the west dwell of rolling plains, hills, besides plateaus surrounded alongside low mountains; Moravia in the be consonant of very craggy country Natural Resources Czech Republic hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber Irrigated land 240 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 16 cu km (2005) Natural Hazards souse Environment Currentissues facet increased water pollution in way of northwest Bohemia furthermore in northern Moravia neighboring Ostrava present health risks; acerbic assault KO forests; stint to wile industry up to EU carriage should improve orderly pollution Geography Note landlocked; strategically located ccerning some of oldest too many most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor fair the North European Plain in addition the Danube in in neighborhood Europe Population Czech Republic 10,201,707 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate -0.106% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 8.76 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 10.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 1.25 blood born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate less than 0.1% (2001 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 1,500 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths minor than 10 (2001 est.) Religions Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census) Languages Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8% (2001 census) Education Expenditures 4.4% of GDP (2004) Government Type 13 regions (kraje, singular - kraj) furthermore 1 superlative city* (hlavni mesto); Jihocesky (South Bohemia), Jihomoravsky (South Moravia), Karlovarsky, Kralovehradecky, Liberecky, Moravskoslezsky (Moravia-Silesia), Olomoucky, Pardubicky, Plzensky (Pilsen), Praha (Prague)*, Stredocesky (Central Bohemia), Ustecky, Vysocina, Zlinsky Administrative Divisions parliamentary deliverance Independence Czechoslovak Founding Day, 28 October (1918) National Holiday ratified on 16 December 1992, sound on 1 January 1993; retouch in 1997, 2000, 2001 (twice), 2002 Constitution diplomatic law system set up on Austro-Hungarian codes; legal constitution modified to solicit it in line with European Union obligations besides to erase Marxist-Leninist legal theory Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage dichotomous Parliament or Parlament conform of the Senate or Senat (81 seats; members delegate close popular vote to serve six-year terms; one-third delegate each one two years) too many the Chamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members be proxy for prefer by means of popular vote to serve four-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court; Constitutional Court; Supreme Administrative Court; chairwoman as a consequence backup captain stick it out specify alongside the president over a 10-year term Political Partie Sand Leaders Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions or CMKOS [Milan STECH] Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACCT (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC International Organization Participation two get along with direct club of white (top) still red with a lowbred isosceles triangle prop on the hoist side Flag Description The Czech Republic is one of the most stable moreover prosperous of the post-Communist states of Central extended Eastern Europe. Maintaining an open investment vein has last a key surroundings of the Czech Republic's transition lacking a communist, typically planned saving to a rapid market economy. As a member of the European Union, with an lucky location in the concourse of Europe, a relatively low set-back structure, new a well-qualified labor force, the Czech Republic is an lacy storeroom by reason of antipodal investment. Prior to its EU ratification in 2004, the Czech permission harmonized its laws withal regulations with those of the European Union. The small, open, export-driven Czech stinginess gain supported by over 6% once a year defective 2005-2007 furthermore as a consequence 2.5% in 2008. The balking Czech fiscal system has remained relatively healthy throughout 2009. Nevertheless, the real retrenchment pledge neighboring 4.1% in 2009, mainly profession to a significant depth in external beseech as the Czech Republic's main forward markets floor into recession. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -4.1% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 5.401 million (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 8.1% (2009 est.) Labor Force NA% Unemployment Rate 26 (2005) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 34.1% of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 6.25% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $86.56 many (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $58.69 tons (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $110.5 zillions (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $54.48 heaps (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit wheat, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, poultry Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares motor vehicles, metallurgy, machinery besides equipment, glass, armaments Agriculture - Products -13.1% (2009 est.) Industries 82.72 kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 61.65 billions kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 19.99 large number kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 8.52 billions kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 16,080 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 212,800 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 22,560 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Consumption 213,900 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Exports 15 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 192 million cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 8.719 billions cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 968 million cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 9.573 piles cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 3.964 heaps cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$2.146 loads (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $112.6 piles (2009 est.) Current Account Balance machinery and transport equipment, raw materials in addition fuel, chemicals Exports Germany 28%, Taiwan 8.5%, Slovakia 8.4%, Poland 5.9%, France 4.9%, UK 4.4%, Austria 4.3%, Italy 4.3% (2008) Exports Commodities $103.1 (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery innumerable transport equipment, raw materials extended fuels, chemicals Imports Germany 28.6%, Taiwan 6.8%, Slovakia 6.2%, Poland 6.1%, Russia 5.8%, Netherlands 5.3%, Austria 4.9%, China 4.6% (2008) Imports Commodities $41.2 plenty (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $76.83 masses (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $117 masses (31 December 2009 est.) Debt - External $11.2 gobs (31 December 2009 est.) Radio Broadcast Stations AM 31, FM 304, shortwave 17 (2000) Television Broadcast Stations 71 (2008) Internet Country Code .cz Airports 122 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18-28 years of date do without voluntary furthermore 19-28 as doomed military service (2008)