Czech Republic

Capital: 
Prague
Location: 
Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovikia, and Austria
Country Code: 
CZ
Commodity
Area: 
Approx. 79,000 sq km
Coastline: 
0 km
Climate: 
temperate;cool summers;cold, cloudy, humid winters
Land Resources (terrain): 
Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains;Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country
Natural Resource: 
hard coal
Natural Resource: 
soft coal
Natural Resource: 
kaolin
Natural Resource: 
clay
Natural Resource: 
graphite
Natural Resource: 
timber
Total Renewable Water Resources: 
Approx. 20 cu km
Natural Hazards: 
flooding
Environmental Issues: 
air pollution
Environmental Issues: 
water pollution
Environmental Issues: 
acid rain damaging forests
Environmental Issues: 
domestic pollution
Electricity (Production): 
Approx. 83 Billion kWh
Electricity (Consumption): 
Approx. 62 Billion kWh
Electricity (Exports): 
Approx. 20 Billion kWh
Electricity (Imports): 
Approx. 8.5 Billion kWh
Oil (Production): 
Approx. 16,000 bbl/day
Oil (Consumption): 
Approx. 213,000 bbl/day
Oil (Exports): 
Approx. 22,500 bbl/day
Oil (Imports): 
Approx. 214,000 bbl/day
Natural Gas (Production): 
Approx. 190 Million cu m
Natural Gas (Consumption): 
Approx. 9 Billion cu m
Custom & Culture
Population: 
Approx. 10 Million
Nationality: 
Czech
Ethnic Groups: 
Czech
Ethnic Groups: 
Moravian
Ethnic Groups: 
Slovak
Ethnic Groups: 
Other
Unofficial Language: 
Czech
Unofficial Language: 
Slovak
Unofficial Language: 
Other
Type Of Government: 
parliamentary democracy
Knowledge
Literacy: 
N/A
Agricultural Products: 
wheat
Agricultural Products: 
potatoes
Agricultural Products: 
sugar beets
Agricultural Products: 
hops
Agricultural Products: 
fruit
Agricultural Products: 
pigs
Agricultural Products: 
poultry
Industrial Products: 
motor vehicles
Industrial Products: 
metallurgy
Industrial Products: 
machinery
Industrial Products: 
equipment
Industrial Products: 
glass
Industrial Products: 
armaments
Money
National Budget (Revenue): 
Approx. $77 Billion
National Budget (Expenditures): 
Approx. $86 Billion
National Debt: 
Approx. $77 Billion
Stock of Money: 
Approx. %86.5 Billion
GDP: 
Approx. $257 Billion
Inflation Rate: 
Approx. 1%
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate: 
Approx. 6%
Export Value: 
Approx. $106 Billion
Export Product: 
machinery
Export Product: 
trasnport equipment
Export Product: 
raw materials
Export Product: 
fuel
Export Product: 
chemicals
Export Partner: 
Germany
Export Partner: 
Tawian
Export Partner: 
Slovakia
Export Partner: 
Poland
Export Partner: 
France
Export Partner: 
United Kingdom
Export Partner: 
Austria
Export Partner: 
Italy
Import Value: 
Approx. $100 Billion
Import Product: 
machinery
Import Product: 
trasnport equipment
Import Product: 
raw materials
Import Product: 
fuel
Import Product: 
chemicals
Import Partner: 
Germany
Import Partner: 
Tawian
Import Partner: 
Slovakia
Import Partner: 
Poland
Import Partner: 
Russia
Import Partner: 
Netherlands
Import Partner: 
Austria
Import Partner: 
China
Technology
Communication: 
Telephone
Communication: 
Radio
Communication: 
Television
Communication: 
Internet .cz
Airports: 
122
Railways: 
Approx. 10,000 km
Roadways: 
Approx. 128,500 km
Waterways: 
Approx. 700 km
Ports: 
Decin, Prague, Usti nad Labem
Pipelines: 
gas: Approx. 7,000 km
Pipelines: 
oil: Approx. 500 km
Pipelines: 
refined products: Approx. 100 km
Well-being
Infant Mortality: 
Approx. 4 Deaths per 1000 Births
Life Expectancy: 
Approx. 77 Years
Size Of Labor Pool: 
Approx. 5 Million
Occupation: 
agriculture: 4%
Occupation: 
industry: 40%
Occupation: 
services: 56%
Unemployment: 
Approx. 9%
Population Below Poverty Line: 
N/A
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 2010-09-17 13:09