Location of the  Czech Republic  (orange)

– on the European continent  (camel & white)
– in the European Union  (camel)                  [Legend]

Capital
(and largest city)
Prague
50°05′N 14°28′E / 50.083°N 14.467°E / 50.083; 14.467
Official languages Czech
Demonym Czech
Government Parliamentary republic
 -  President Václav Klaus
 -  Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek
Independence (formed cca 870) 
 -  from Austria-Hungary October 28, 1918 
 -  Czechoslovakia dissolved January 1, 1993 
EU accession May 1, 2004
Area
 -  Total 78,866 km2 (116th)
30,450 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) 2
Population
 -  20081 estimate 10,424,926 (78th)
 -  2001 census 10,230,060 
 -  Density 132/km2 (77th)
341/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2008 estimate
 -  Total $265.880 billion[1] (39th²)
 -  Per capita $25,754[1] (33rd)
GDP (nominal) 2008 estimate
 -  Total $217.215 billion[1] (36th)
 -  Per capita $21,040[1] (36th)
Gini (1996) 25.4 (low) (5th)
HDI (2006) 0.897 (high) (35th)
Currency Czech koruna (CZK)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 -  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD .cz³
Calling code +4204
1 June 30, 2008 (See Population changes - 1st half of 2008).
2 Rank based on 2005 IMF data.
3 Also .eu, shared with other European Union member states.
4 Shared code 42 with Slovakia until 1997.