Czech Republic

Guide to CZECH REPUBLIC

CZECH REPUBLIC which official name is Czech Republic or Czech Republic, is a country from Europe located at the Central Europe, southeast of Germany. CZECH REPUBLIC with 2,290.2 km sq km, limits with: Austria 466.3 km, Germany 810.3 km, Poland 761.8 km, Slovakia 251.8 km; and is divided in 13 regions . CZECH REPUBLIC's capital is Prague which is the most populated city with about 1,154,508 inhabitants.

History of CZECH REPUBLIC

CZECH REPUBLIC's government is parliamentary democracy; a Republic with a Ceremonial government type, with President Václav Klaus as head of state and Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek as head of government.

Other symbols of CZECH REPUBLIC are Czech motto " Pravda vítezí! (Czech, Truth prevails!) Czech anthem "Kde domov muj? (Where is My Home?) Czech flag.Czech flag is composed by two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side (identical to the flag of the former Czechoslovakia) .

CZECH REPUBLIC's history is quite long: Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Sudeten Germans and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). After World War II, a truncated Czechoslovakia fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize Communist party rule and create "socialism with a human face." Anti-Soviet demonstrations the following year ushered in a period of harsh repression. With the collapse of Soviet authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom through a peaceful "Velvet Revolution." On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004.

CZECH REPUBLICs geography

Guide to travel to CZECH REPUBLIC

If you are thinking on traveling to CZECH REPUBLIC, you will have to take in consideration some points like CZECH REPUBLIC's currency, CZECH REPUBLIC's weather, CZECH REPUBLIC's national holiday and CZECH REPUBLIC's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. CZECH REPUBLIC`s currency is called koruna ( Kc (with hacek on c)), which is divided in 100 haleru. For your consideration, koruna's exchange rate is about Cathedral of Our Lady in Tournai - Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Tournai per dolar.14.9842616178.

CZECH REPUBLIC's weather is characterized to be temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to CZECH REPUBLIC.

You can also consider to visit CZECH REPUBLIC on it's national holiday to get in CZECH REPUBLIC's culture. If you do so, CZECH REPUBLIC's national holiday is called Czech Founding Day, 28 October.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of CZECH REPUBLIC: Snezka 1,602 m. And try also to get to CZECH REPUBLIC's lowest point: Elbe River 115 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit CZECH REPUBLIC's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to CZECH REPUBLIC, with more than 121 airports and 1 airlines, you will get to CZECH REPUBLIC without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. CZECH REPUBLIC has about9,597 of railways, and also664 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Czech Culture

CZECH REPUBLIC is known by Czechs as Ceska Republika or Cesko in the shortened way. Czech, about 10,228,744 people, are composed by different ethnics: Czech 90.4%, Moravian 3.7%, Slovak 1.9%, other 4% (2001 census). And they also have different languages: Czech.

Another relevant point nowadays it's CZECH REPUBLIC's religion. Czechs are divided in Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census). So you can visit any of it's11 like Týn´s Cathedral, in Prague .

But if want to know more about CZECH REPUBLIC's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Czech novelists' books like Karel Capek, (1890–1938) inventor of the word robot, moralist, ironist, Czech patriot, Milan Kundera, (born 1929) author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being. or Jaroslav Hašek, (1883–1923), author of The Good Soldier Svejk.

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