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Czechoslovakia (1918-1993)

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Czech Republic Quick Facts

Capital City: Prague (Praha)

Population: 10.3 million people

Total Area: 30,450 sq. miles

Currency: Czech koruna

Government: Parliamentary Republic

President: Vaclav Klaus

Prime Minister: Jan Fischer

Accession to the EU: May 1, 2004

Major Export: Machinery & Transport Equipment

President Vaclav Klaus

Prime Minister

Jan Fischer

Prague:

A Capital City A city with many nicknames

1. “the mother of cities”

2. “the golden city”

3. “city of a hundred spires”Capital city during the Gothic and Renaissance eras.

Population: 1.2 million

-Metropolitan area: 1.9 million

-4.9 million tourists annually

Regions

Bohemia (green)- Surrounded by low

mountains- Drainage basins for

Elbe and Vltava Rivers Moravia (grey)

- Quit hilly- Drainage basin for

Morava River and origin of Oder River.

Bohemia

The Bohemian Forest in the Southwest creates a natural border between Germany, Austria, and Czech Republic.

Southern Bohemia is home to unique styles of beer

Cultural center of Czech Republic

Moravia

Industrial hub of Czech Republic

Moravia is drilled for oil and lignite (coal)

The area is part of the European Watershed

-Created by:

1. Jeseniky Highlands

2. Beskinds

3. Lysa Hora

-These ranges meet at the upper reaches of the Oder River

Bohemian-Moravian Highlands

Jeseniky Highlands

Population

Strong young adult population

Showing some growth in child births.

Low Fertility Rate: 1.5 children/women

Immigration has increased nearly 1% since 2007

- During the communist era, Vietnamese people began immigrating to Czechoslovakia as guest workers, on behalf of the Czechoslovakian government.

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Czech Republic’s Largest Cities

Prague -Population: 1,242,002

Brno –Population: 404,887

Ostrava –Population: 336,557

OstravaBrno

Prague

Economy

One of the most stable, post Communists countries in Europe. Growth of over 6% annually over the past 3 yrs.

Major trade partners: predominately Germany, the European Union

Exports: cars, machinery, engineering products, iron and steel.

Chief crops: maize, sugar beet, potatoes, wheat, barley, and rye.

Major Businesses in Czech Republic:

-Electrolux (Sweden)-Bosch Diesel-Budweiser (United States)-JP Morgan-Siemens (Germany)-Goodyear-Dunlop Tires (United

States)-many more

Transportation

Many of the larger cities have a metro system and street cars.

- Prague’s subway stations are known to be some of the cleanest in all of Europe.

The Czech Republic has a highway system connecting its major cities.

An established high speed railway system.

Minorities & Religions

Ethnic Make-Up:- 94% Czech- Remaining 6%:

- Slav- Pole- German- Ukrainian- Greek- Romani- Russian- Bulgarian

Religion of Czech Republic:

- Along with Estonia, 59% of Czech people are agnostic, atheist, or non-believer (2001 Czech census).

- 26.8% Roman Catholic

- 2.5% Protestant

- Jewish population:

- 1930: 118,000

- 2005: 4,000 (nearly wiped out due to German occupation Czechoslovakia during WWII & Holocaust.

Religious Establishments in Prague

Energy Consumption(as of 1999)

Most of the Czech people are dependent on fossil fuels.

A growing sector of energy consumption is nuclear.

Since the Czech Republic is landlocked, and has few rivers, hydropower is a limited.