Basic Information

• Area: 78.866 km²
• Population: 10.184.075 citizens
• Capital city: Prague (1 181 610 citizens)
• State boundary: Poland (North), Germany (West), Austria (South), Slovakia (East)
• Language: Czech
• Currency: Czech crowns (CZK)
• International relations: membership in OSN (1993), OECD (1995), NATO (1999), EU (2004)