Czech Republic info
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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