Czech Republic
- Official Name:
- Czech Republic
- Area:
- 78.866 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 10.228.744 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km. None
- Capital:
- Prague
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Decin, Prague, Usti nad Labem
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: ND
- Exclusive economic zone: ND
- Continental shelf: ND
- Political divisions:
- 13 regions (kraje, singular - kraj) and 1 capital city* (hlavni mesto); Jihocesky Kraj, Jihomoravsky Kraj, Karlovarsky Kraj, Kralovehradecky Kraj, Liberecky Kraj, Moravskoslezsky Kraj, Olomoucky Kraj, Pardubicky Kraj, Plzensky Kraj, Praha (Prague)*, Stredocesky Kraj, Ustecky Kraj, Vysocina, Zlinsky Kraj
- Language(s):
- Czech 94,9%, Slovak 2%, other 2,3%, unidentified 0,8% (2001 census)
- National holiday:
- Czech Founding Day, 28 October (1918)
- Nationality:
- Czech(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 1. Daylight saving time: 1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
- Member of:
- ACCT (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMEE, UNMIL, UNOMIG, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU (associate), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
- Internet country code:
- .cz
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Czech koruna (CZK) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD21.900 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 118.800.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 6,1% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 2,8%
- Industry: 37,8%
- Services: 59,4%
- Labor force:
- 5.310.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2003):
-
- Agriculture 4,1%
- Industry: 37,6%
- Services 58,3%
- Unemployment rate:
- 8,4% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 2,7% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 26,2% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD57.880.000.000
- Expenditures: USD62.530.000.000
- Public debt:
- 29,1% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD -4.352.000.000.000n (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 89.340.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Machinery and transport equipment 52%, chemicals 5%, raw materials and fuel 9% (2003)
- Exports - Partners:
- Germany 33,5%, Slovakia 8,7%, Austria 5,5%, Poland 5,5%, France 5,3%, UK 4,6%, Italy 4,3% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 87.700.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and transport equipment 46%, raw materials and fuels 15%, chemicals 10% (2003)
- Imports - partners:
- Germany 30%, Russia 5,7%, Slovakia 5,4%, China 5,1%, Poland 5%, Italy 4,8%, France 4,5%, Netherlands 4% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 30.990.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 50.200.000.000 (2006)
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