Capital

Tschechien

name: Prague geographic coordinates: 50 05 N, 14 28 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: the name likely derives from an old Slavic root "praga" or "prah", meaning "ford", and refers to the city's origin at a crossing point of the Vltava (Moldau) River

Citizenship

Tschechien

citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Czechia dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Regierungstyp

Tschechien

parliamentary republic

Legal system

Tschechien

new civil code enacted in 2014, replacing civil code of 1964 - based on former Austro-Hungarian civil codes and socialist theory - and reintroducing former Czech legal terminology

Suffrage

Tschechien

18 years of age; universal

Area

Tschechien

total: 78,867 sq km land: 77,247 sq km water: 1,620 sq km

Land use

Tschechien

agricultural land: 54.8% (2011 est.) arable land: 41% (2011 est.) / permanent crops: 1% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture: 12.8% (2011 est.) forest: 34.4% (2011 est.) other: 10.8% (2011 est.)

Location

Tschechien

Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria

Age structure

Tschechien

0-14 years: 15.21% (male 834,800 /female 790,128) 15-24 years: 9.34% (male 514,728 /female 483,546) 25-54 years: 43.79% (male 2,404,724 /female 2,275,309) 55-64 years: 12.24% (male 638,130 /female 669,959) 65 years and over: 19.42% (male 865,455 /female 1,209,490) (2018 est.)

Birth rate

Tschechien

9.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death rate

Tschechien

10.50

Languages

Tschechien

Czech (official) 95.4%, Slovak 1.6%, other 3% (2011 census)

Life expectancy at birth

Tschechien

78.90

Major urban areas - population

Tschechien

1.292 million PRAGUE (capital) (2018)

Median age

Tschechien

total: 42.5 years male: 41.2 years female: 43.8 years (2018 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

Tschechien

28.1 years (2014 est.)

Net migration rate

Tschechien

2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Population distribution

Tschechien

a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, but the northern and eastern regions tend to have larger urban concentrations

Population growth rate

Tschechien

0.1% (2018 est.)

Total fertility rate

Tschechien

1.46 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Urbanization

Tschechien

rate of urbanization: 0.21% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Education expenditures

Tschechien

5.80

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Tschechien

female: 18 years (2016)

Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate

Tschechien

4.30

Country Comparison :: Gross national saving

Tschechien

26.90

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Tschechien

1.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

Tschechien

$375,900,000,000

Industrial production growth rate

Tschechien

7.50

Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Tschechien

7.9

Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)

Tschechien

$35,500

Country Comparison :: Labor force

Tschechien

5,427,000

Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate

Tschechien

2.90

Labor force

Tschechien

5,427,000

Population below poverty line

Tschechien

9.7% (2015 est.)

Unemployment rate

Tschechien

2.9% (2017 est.) 3.9% (2016 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Tschechien

total: 7.9% male: 7.4% female: 8.7% (2017 est.)

Country Comparison :: Public debt

Tschechien

34.70

Public debt

Tschechien

34.70

Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Tschechien

2.40

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Tschechien

2.40

Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate

Tschechien

0.05

Central bank discount rate

Tschechien

0.05

Country Comparison :: Exports

Tschechien

$144,800,000,000

Exports

Tschechien

$144,800,000,000

Exports - partners

Tschechien

Germany 32.8%, Slovakia 7.8%, Poland 6.1%, France 5.1%, UK 4.9%, Austria 4.4%, Italy 4.1% (2017)

Country Comparison :: Imports

Tschechien

$134,700,000,000

Imports

Tschechien

$134,700,000,000

Imports - partners

Tschechien

Germany 29.8%, Poland 9.1%, China 7.4%, Slovakia 5.8%, Netherlands 5.3%, Italy 4% (2017)

Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

Tschechien

$185,600,000,000

Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

Tschechien

$54,390,000,000

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

Tschechien

$54.39 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $43.09 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

Tschechien

$185,600,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - production

Tschechien

77,390,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption

Tschechien

62,340,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports

Tschechien

24,790,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports

Tschechien

13,820,000,000

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production

Tschechien

2,000

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports

Tschechien

446

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports

Tschechien

155,900

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production

Tschechien

229,400,000

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports

Tschechien

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports

Tschechien

8,891,000,000

Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines

Tschechien

1,616,631

Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular

Tschechien

12,634,937

Country Comparison :: Internet users

Tschechien

8,141,303

Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Tschechien

3,060,597

Country Comparison :: Airports

Tschechien

128

Country Comparison :: Railways

Tschechien

9,622

Country Comparison :: Roadways

Tschechien

130,661

Country Comparison :: Waterways

Tschechien

664

Airports

Tschechien

128

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Tschechien

total: 3,060,597 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 29 (2017 est.)

Crude oil - exports

Tschechien

446

Crude oil - imports

Tschechien

155,900 bbl/day (2017 est.)

Crude oil - production

Tschechien

2,000 bbl/day (2017 est.)

Electricity - consumption

Tschechien

62,340,000,000

Electricity - exports

Tschechien

24,790,000,000

Electricity - imports

Tschechien

13,820,000,000

Electricity - production

Tschechien

77,390,000,000

Internet users

Tschechien

total: 8,141,303 (July 2016 est.)

Natural gas - exports

Tschechien

0

Natural gas - imports

Tschechien

8.891 billion cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - production

Tschechien

229.4 million cu m (2017 est.)

Railways

Tschechien

total: 9,408 km (2017) standard gauge: 9,385 km 1.435-m gauge (3,218 km electrified) (2017) narrow gauge: 10,223 km 0.760-m gauge (2017)

Roadways

Tschechien

55,744

Telephones - fixed lines

Tschechien

total subscriptions: 1,616,631 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15 (2017 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Tschechien

12,634,937

Waterways

Tschechien

664

Disputes - international

Tschechien

none