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Czechia

49.8N 15.5E · 25 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
THE PEACEFUL BIRTH OF THE MODERN CZECH STATE (THE VELVET DIVORCE) · 1 JANUARY 1993
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1945 – present · Expulsion, Communism, the Velvet Revolution and the Modern Republic
5 EVENTS
1945–1946 · Expulsion of the Sudeten Germans 3 REFS
1 Jan 1993 · The Velvet Divorce and birth of the Czech Republic 3 REFS
1918 – 1945 · Czechoslovakia, the Munich Betrayal and Nazi Occupation
4 EVENTS
28 Oct 1918 · Foundation of Czechoslovakia 2 REFS
29–30 Sep 1938 · The Munich Agreement 2 REFS
1526 – 1918 · Habsburg Bohemia: White Mountain, Counter-Reformation and National Revival
4 EVENTS
8 Nov 1620 · Battle of White Mountain 2 REFS
19th century · The Czech National Revival 2 REFS
1378 – 1526 · Jan Hus, the Hussite Wars and the Bohemian Reformation
4 EVENTS
6 Jul 1415 · Jan Hus burned at the Council of Constance 2 REFS
1419–1436 · The Hussite Wars 2 REFS
1212 – 1378 · The Golden Age of Bohemia under Charles IV
4 EVENTS
1348 · Foundation of Charles University 2 REFS
1357 · Building of Charles Bridge and Gothic Prague 2 REFS
c. 833 – 1212 · Great Moravia, Saint Wenceslas and the Premyslid Dukes
4 EVENTS
c. 863 · Mission of Cyril and Methodius to Great Moravia 2 REFS
early 10th c. · Fall of Great Moravia 1 REF
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Prague
Population
11 m
Area
78,865 km²
Region
Central Europe
Languages
Czech, Slovak
Currency
Czech koruna (Kč)
Demonym
Czech
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$391 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$35,917’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
2.6%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
2.5%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
128.0%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
11 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
80.0 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
72.9%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.4’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
78.8’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
82.5’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
74.2’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
74.3’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
77.4’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
66.7’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
8.5%’24 WB-WHO
Physicians
4.35’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
2.6’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
89.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
98.1%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Education spending
4.3%’22 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
99.7%’23 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
97.6%’23 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
66.7%’23 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
1.8%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
4,505’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
87.7%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
127’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
22.4%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
77,167 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
34.8%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
45.8%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
7.1’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
17.2%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.4%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.3%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
1.9%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$6.5 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
27,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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