Largest Cities |
City |
Population |
Estimated |
Prague |
1,174,200 |
2002 |
Brno |
376,400 |
2003 |
Ostrava |
318,500 |
2002 |
Key Data |
Region: |
Europe |
Population: |
10,290,000
January 2003 |
Area Total: |
78,703 km2 |
Area Land: |
78,645 km2 |
Coast Line: |
0 km (Landlocked)
km |
Capital: |
Prague |
Climate: |
Temperate; cool
summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters. |
Languages: |
Czech, Slovak |
Currency: |
1 koruna (Kc) =
100 haleru |
Holiday: |
National
Liberation Day, 8 May |
Average Daily Temperature |
Capital: |
Prague |
January: |
-1.3°C
/ 29.7°F |
July: |
19.3°C
/ 66.7°F |
Annual
Rainfall: |
490.22mm / 19.3'' |
Religions
|
Aetheist |
40% |
Roman Catholic |
39% |
Other or not sure
about religious beliefs |
14% |
Protestant
|
4% |
Orthodox |
3% |
|
Ethnic Divisions |
Czech |
81% |
Moravian |
13% |
Slovak |
3% |
Polish |
1% |
German |
1% |
Other |
1% |
Silesian |
n/a |
Roma |
n/a |
Hungarian |
n/a |
|