| Country (long form) |
Czech Republic |
| Capital |
Prague |
| Total Area |
30,450.33 sq mi
78,866.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than South Carolina) |
| Population |
10,272,179 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
8,015,315 |
| Languages |
Czech |
| Literacy |
99.9% total, N/A% male, N/A% female (1999 est.) |
| Religions |
atheist 39.8%, Roman Catholic 39.2%, Protestant 4.6%,
Orthodox 3%, other 13.4% |
| Life Expectancy |
71.01 male, 78.22 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
1 koruna (Kc) = 100 haleru |
| GDP (per capita) |
$11,700 (1999 est.) |
| Labor Force (by occupation) |
industry 32%, agriculture 5.6%, construction 8.7%,
transport and communications 6.9%, services 46.8% (1997 est.) |
| Industry |
fuels, ferrous metallurgy, machinery and equipment,
coal, motor vehicles, glass, armaments |
| Agriculture |
grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs,
cattle, poultry; forest products |
| Arable Land |
41% |
| Exports |
machinery and transport equipment 41%, other
manufactured goods 40%, chemicals 8%, raw materials and fuel 7% (1998) |
| Imports |
machinery and transport equipment 39%, other
manufactured goods 21%, chemicals 12%, raw materials and fuels 10%, food 5%
(1998) |
| Natural Resources |
hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber |
| Current Environmental Issues |
air and water pollution in areas of northwest Bohemia
and in northern Moravia around Ostrava present health risks; acid rain
damaging forests |
| Telephones (main lines in use) |
3,741,492 (1998) |
| Telephones (mobile cellular) |
965,476 (1998) |
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