This is a geographic profile for the Czech Republic. It gives a brief description on government, physical, economic, and human geography of the country.

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2. Czechoslovakia (1918-1993)

3. Map of the Czech RepublicMap of the Czech Republic

4. Czech Republic
Quick Facts
 Capital City: Prague (Praha)
 Population: 10.3 million people
 Total Area: 30,450 sq. miles
 Currency: Czech koruna
 Government: Parliamentary
Republic
 President: Vaclav Klaus
 Prime Minister: Jan Fischer
 Accession to the EU: May 1, 2004
 Major Export: Machinery &
Transport Equipment
President
Vaclav Klaus
Prime Minister
Jan Fischer

5. Prague:
A Capital City
 A city with many nicknames
1. “the mother of cities”
2. “the golden city”
3. “city of a hundred spires”
Capital city during the Gothic and
Renaissance eras.
 Population: 1.2 million
-Metropolitan area: 1.9 million
-4.9 million tourists annually

6. Regions
 Bohemia (green)
- Surrounded by low
mountains
- Drainage basins for
Elbe and Vltava Rivers
 Moravia (grey)
- Quit hilly
- Drainage basin for
Morava River and
origin of Oder River.

7. Bohemia
 The Bohemian Forest in
the Southwest creates a
natural border between
Germany, Austria, and
Czech Republic.
 Southern Bohemia is
home to unique styles of
beer
 Cultural center of Czech
Republic

8. Moravia
 Industrial hub of Czech Republic
 Moravia is drilled for oil and lignite
(coal)
 The area is part of the European
Watershed
-Created by:
1. Jeseniky Highlands
2. Beskinds
3. Lysa Hora
-These ranges meet at the upper
reaches of the Oder River
Bohemian-Moravian
Highlands
Jeseniky Highlands

9. Population
 Strong young adult population
 Showing some growth in child
births.
 Low Fertility Rate: 1.5
children/women
 Immigration has increased
nearly 1% since 2007
- During the communist era,
Vietnamese people began
immigrating to
Czechoslovakia as guest
workers, on behalf of the
Czechoslovakian
government.

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12. Czech Republic’s
Largest Cities
 Prague -Population: 1,242,002
 Brno –Population: 404,887
Ostrava –Population: 336,557
OstravaBrno
Prague

13. Economy
 One of the most stable, post
Communists countries in
Europe. Growth of over 6%
annually over the past 3 yrs.
 Major trade partners:
predominately Germany, the
European Union
 Exports: cars, machinery,
engineering products, iron and
steel.
 Chief crops: maize, sugar beet,
potatoes, wheat, barley, and rye.
 Major Businesses in Czech
Republic:
-Electrolux (Sweden)
-Bosch Diesel
-Budweiser (United States)
-JP Morgan
-Siemens (Germany)
-Goodyear-Dunlop Tires (United
States)
-many more

14. Transportation
 Many of the larger cities have a
metro system and street cars.
- Prague’s subway stations
are known to be some of the
cleanest in all of Europe.
 The Czech Republic has a
highway system connecting its
major cities.
 An established high speed
railway system.

15. Minorities & Religions
 Ethnic Make-Up:
- 94% Czech
- Remaining 6%:
- Slav
- Pole
- German
- Ukrainian
- Greek
- Romani
- Russian
- Bulgarian
 Religion of Czech Republic:
- Along with Estonia, 59% of
Czech people are agnostic,
atheist, or non-believer
(2001 Czech census).
- 26.8% Roman Catholic
- 2.5% Protestant
- Jewish population:
- 1930: 118,000
- 2005: 4,000 (nearly
wiped out due to
German occupation
Czechoslovakia during
WWII & Holocaust.

16. Religious Establishments in Prague

17. Energy Consumption
(as of 1999)
Most of the Czech
people are dependent
on fossil fuels.
 A growing sector of
energy consumption is
nuclear.
 Since the Czech
Republic is
landlocked, and has
few rivers, hydropower
is a limited.