Facts and Figures

Full name: Czech Republic

Nationality
        noun: Czech(s)
        adjective: Czech

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Area  
        total: 78,866 sq km
        land: 77,276 sq km
        water: 1,590 sq km

Population: 10,241,138 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups
        Czech 81.2%
        Moravian 13.2%
        Slovak 3.1% (including Polish, German, Silesian, Roma, Hungarian)

Capital:  Prague 1,165,581 (2003)

Largest Cities
        Brno 380,000
        Ostrava 315,000 (2004)
        Plzeň 164,180 (2003)

Official Language: Czech

Religion
        Roman Catholic 39.2 %
        Protestant 4.6 %
        Orthodox 3 %
        other 13.4%
        atheist 39.8%

Political system: parliamentary democracy

GDP: purchasing power parity - $172.2 billion (2004 est.)

GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $16,800 (2004 est.)

Annual growth: 3.7% (2004 est.)

GDP - composition by sector
        agriculture: 3.4%
        industry: 39.3%
        services: 57.3% (2004 est.)

Inflation: 3.2% (2004 est.)

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