STUDY IN  CZECH REPUBLIC - About CZECH REPUBLIC

General Information

Area: 78,866 km2

Population: 10.5 million (2012)

Capital: Prague

Ethnicity / Race: 64% Czech, 36% other (2014)

Language: Czech

Currency: Czech Koruna

Religion: 80% Undeclared Religion, 10% Roman catholic (2012)

Time: GMT +2

Electricity: 230V, 50Hz. Type C, E and F sockets

Geography

Location: Central Europe

Geographic coordinates: 49'45N 15'30E

Climate: Temperate continental climate.  Average high temperate is 23'C in the Summer and -5'C in Winter.  With rain being most common during the summer months

Terrain: Ranging from high mountains to low hills, the Czech terrain is varied and dissected by several rivers and dotted by lakes throughout the country.

Elevation extremes: Highest point in the Czech Republic is at 1602m above sea level.

Natural resources: Coal, Clay, Timber, Graphite.

Natural hazards: Flood

Government

Government Structure:  The Czech Republic is headed by a Prime Minister who is appointed by a President who since 2013 is a public elected official (compared to elected by the senate pre-2013). Presidents retain very little power compared to Prime Ministers who set domestic and foreign policy as well as appoint government ministers.  The Czech Republic has a functioning senate that was based off a similar design as the United States Senate and it is populated with 81 members from several differing parties. Formally, the Czech Republic is known as a Multi party Parliamentary representative democracy.

The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union (EU), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Communication

Internet TLD: .cz

Telephone code: +420