Czechia Country Profile
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,871 square kilometres with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate.
The country has been traditionally divided into three lands: Bohemia in the west, Moravia in the east, and Czech Silesia in the northeast.
The Czech Republic has a developed, high-income and an export-oriented social market economy based on services, manufacturing and innovation, that maintains a welfare state and the European social model.
The Czech Republic participates in the European Single Market as a member of the European Union and is, therefore, a part of the economy of the European Union.
Czechia Stats and Facts
Major Cities.
List of biggest cities in Czechia by population
Czechia brief History
400 BC | A Celtic people called the Boii live in what is now the Czech Republic |
950 | Bohemia becomes part of the Holy Roman Empire |
1918 | Czechoslovakia becomes an independent nation |
1939 | Germany occupies the rest of the Czech lands |
1948 | The Communists stage a coup in Czechoslovakia |
1989 | Communism collapses in Czechoslovakia |
1993 | Czechs and Slovaks separate, as part of the Velvet Divorce, two nations are formed the Czech Republic and Slovakia. |
2004 | The Czechia join the European Union |
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Czechia Passport
The Czech passport is an international travel document issued to nationals of the Czech Republic, and may also serve as proof of Czech citizenship.
Expiration:
- 5 years after issuance for individuals up to the age of 14.
- 10 years for citizens aged 15 and above.
The Czech passport currently ranks in 9th place according to the Guide Passport Ranking Index.
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