|
| Country name: |
Czechia |
Capital:
|
Praha
|
Form of
government:
|
Parliamentary Republic |
| Foundation: |
1918 (Czechoslovakia
till 1993) |
| Population: |
10.3 Million |
| Ethnics by percentage: |
Czechs (95%), Gypsies (2%), Ukrainians, Vietnamese |
Official
languages:
|
Czech |
Other
languages:
|
none
|
Country size:
|
78,866 km²
|
Neighbouring countries:
|
Germany, Slovakia, Austria,
Poland
|
| Current
President: |
Václav
Klaus |
| Current Prime Minister: |
Mirek
Topolánek |
| Parlamentary
Majority: |
Civic
Democratic Party, People’s
Party, Green Party
|
| Parliamentary Opposition: |
Social
Democratic Party, Communist
Party |
| Non-parliamentary
Opposition: |
European
Democrats, National
Party
|
Regional
cooperation:
|
EU, NATO, Council of Europe, OSCE
|
Global Income
per Capita:
|
$21,900 |
| Corruption
Perceptions Index
(CPI): |
4.8 |
| Human
Development Index (HDI): |
0,88 |
| see
reports by Amnesty International |
| see reports by Human Rights Watch |