Official Title

The Czech Republic (Česká republika)

Area

78,703 sq. km (30,449 sq. mil)

Number of inhabitants:

10,58 mil. inhabitants

The national flag of the CR

 

 

The National Coat of Arms

 

Capital City
 

Prague (Praha, 1.2 mil. inhabitants)

Othe Major Cities
 

Brno (404,345 inh.)
Ostrava (342,918 inh.)
Pilsen (Plzeň, 181,634 inh.)
Olomouc (101,898 inh.)

 

Official language:

Czech

Ethnic makeup

95% Czech, 3% Slovak, 0,6 Polish, 0,4% German, 1% Other

 

Currency

Czech Crown (Česká koruna - Kč), 1Kč = 100 hallers (see The Czech National Bank)

Religion

39,8% Atheist, 39,2% Roman Catholic, 4,6% Protestant, 3% Orthodox, 13,4% undecided

Telephone numbers

The country telephone code for the Czech Republic is 00420

Emergency numbers: Police - 158, Fire Department - 150, Ambulance - 155

European emergency number: 112

 

Holidays

 

National Holidays:

January 1, Day of the re-establishment of the independent Czech state

May 8, Victory Day

July 5, Day of the Slav apostles Cyril and Methodius

July 6, Death of Jan Hus

September 28, Day of Czech statehood

October 28, Establishment of the independent state of Czechoslovakia

November 17, Day of the fight for freedom and democracy

 

Other Holidays

January 1, New Years day
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
May 1, Labor Day
December 24, Christmas
December 25, 1st day of Christmas
December 26, 2nd day of Christmas
(National holidays and other holidays are bank holidays)