National Flag

Description of the national flag

The national flag consists of an upper white strip and lower red
strip between which a flagstaff blue wedge extending into the
middle of the flag's length is inserted. The width to length ratio
of the flag is 2:3.

National Seal

 

Description of the national seal

The three original lands of the Czech Crown are represented on the national seal by three crests:
a lion with two tails representing Bohemia, a red-and-white chequered eagle representing Moravia and a black eagle bearing a silver crescent representing Silesia.

National Anthem: Kde domov můj



Facts and Data

Area: 78,886 sq.km
Capital: Prague (Praha) (Population: 1,213,800)
Length of state border: 2,303 km
Population: 10,304,302
Population density: 131 inhabitants/sq. km
Time zone: Central European Time (C.E.T.)
Political system: Parliamentary democracy
Currency: Koruna (Kc) - Czech crown (CZK) /1 USD = approx. 22 CZK

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