Area

77,300 sq.km

Population

10,260,000. 95% Czech and 3% Slovak

Density

133 per sq. km

Urban Population

75%

Head of State

President elected by Parliament for 5 years

Government

Parliament comprising 200 Chamber of Deputies elected for 4 years and 31 member Senate elected for 6 years

National Flag

White over red horizontally with blue triangle extended from hoist (flafpole side) to centre of flag

Joined EU

1 May 2004

Capital

Prague - population 1,179,000

Language

Czech

Education

Compulsory from 6 - 15

Religion

Riman Catholic small Protestant minority

Currency

Koruna (kcs) of 100 haleru

Landscape

Czech Republic consists of Bohemia and Morovia, Bohemia is surrounded by mountain ranges while Morovian land stretches to the River Danube basin. Roughly one third of the country is covered by forest. Elevatuion extremes range from 1602 to 115 metres.

Agriculture

Most important in the river vallies of the Labe and the Vltava and ther Morovian river in the lowlands where corn, sugar beet, wheat, barley, potatois, oats, rye and flax are grown

Resources

Coal, iron ore, uranium, kaolin clay, glass sand and building stone. In Morovia deposits of natural gas and oil have been found

Industry

Heavy industry in the north and lighter industriues in the south.