LAND AND PEOPLE
Today’s Czech Republic was created after the Second World War from the former Austro-Hungarian monarchy. The Czech Republic (Bohemia and Moravia) from the areas of Czechia and Slovakia. On January 1st, 1993, the two countries again separated. The Czech Republic shares long borders with Austria 362 km, Germany 646 km, Poland 658 km, and Slovakia 215 km.
Population: ca. 10,300,000
Capitol city: Prague 1.2 mil. residents
Other Important Cities:
Brno ca. 380,000 residents
Ostrava ca. 340,000 residents
Olomouc ca. 120,000 residents
The Czech Republic has been a member of the EU since 2004. Since then, the economy has boomed, due in part to very low wages. Germany is the country’s largest trading partner with ca. 33% of all exports.
The Currency
Czech koruna: 1 EUR = 29.5 CSK/ 100 CSK = 34 EUR
