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Basic information

• Area: 78,865 sq. kilometres
• Population: 10,330,000 inhabitants
• Capital city: Prague
• Official language: Czech
• Constitution: president - elected bicameral parliament
• Currency: 1 crown (CZK) = 100 hellers
• Country identification mark: CZ
• Religious affiliation: Predominantly Roman Catholic (39.2%), non-believers (39.7%)
• Ethnic composition: 94% Czechs, 3% Slovaks, 1.3% Romanies, 0.6% Poles, 0.5% Germans, 0.6% Others.

Climate:

• temperate, four seasons, a mix of ocean and inland climate, changeable winters and warm summers.
• average temperature: 9,7°C
• summer season - July 20°C
• winter season - January -2°C
• actual weather in Prague

Time:

• Central European (GMT+1), summer time - Central European +1 (GMT+2)

Statistics

• Largest city: Prague
• Highest mountain: Snezka - 1602m above sea level in Krkonose mountains
• Lowest point: surface of the river Elbe at the border with Germany - 117m above sea level
• Longest river: Elbe - 1165 km (415 km within the Czech Republic)
• Deepest chasm: Macocha - 138 m
• Largest lake: Black Lake - 40.5 m deep, 18.2 ha
• Longest bridge: Zdakov bridge - 541 m

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