Basic Facts about Czech Republic

Area

78,864 qkm

Neighbouring states

Germany, Poland, Austria, Slovakia

Population

10,300.000

Capital

Prague (Population 1.2 million)

Official language

Czech

Climate

Climate Table

Religion

31.7% believers (predominatly Roman Catholics), 58.3% of the population – nondenominational

Political system

Parliamentary democracy

Currency

Czech crown (CZK), 1 CZK = 100 hellers

Time Zone

Central European Time (GMT +1) from April to October (GMT +2)

State and Public Holidays

January 1

Day of restoration of the independent Czech state, New Year’s Day

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Easter Monday

May 1

May Day

May 8

Day of Liberation from Fascism

July 5

Day of the Slav missionaries Cyril and Methodius

July 6

Master Jan Hus

September 28

Day of Czech statehood

October 28

Day of foundation of the independent Czechoslovak state (1918)

November 17

Day of struggle for freedom and democracy

December 24

Christmas Eve

December 25

Christmas Day

December 26

Boxing Day