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

Bangladesch

name: Dhaka

geographic coordinates: 23 43 N, 90 24 E

time difference: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: the origins of the name are unclear, but some sources state that the city's site was originally called "dhakka," meaning "watchtower," and that the area served as a watch-station for Bengal rulers

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

Bangladesch

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Bangladesh

dual citizenship recognized: yes, but limited to select countries

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

Bangladesch

mixed legal system of mostly English common law and Islamic law

Suffrage

Tschechien

18 years of age; universal

Bangladesch

18 years of age; universal

Area

Tschechien

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

Bangladesch

total: 148,460 sq km

land: 130,170 sq km

water: 18,290 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.)

Bangladesch

agricultural land: 70.1% (2018 est.)

arable land: 59% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 6.5% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 4.6% (2018 est.)

forest: 11.1% (2018 est.)

other: 18.8% (2018 est.)

Location

Tschechien

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

Bangladesch

Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India

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.)

Bangladesch

0-14 years: 25.38% (male 21,587,699/female 20,846,378)

15-64 years: 67.09% (male 54,560,958/female 57,599,478)

65 years and over: 7.53% (2023 est.) (male 5,871,022/female 6,718,930)

Birth rate

Tschechien

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

Bangladesch

17.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Tschechien

10.50

Bangladesch

5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Tschechien

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

Bangladesch

Bangla 98.8% (official, also known as Bengali), other 1.2% (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):

বিশ্ব ফ্যাক্টবুক, মৌলিক তথ্যের অপরিহার্য উৎস (Bangla)

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Life expectancy at birth

Tschechien

78.90

Bangladesch

total population: 75 years (2023 est.)

male: 72.8 years

female: 77.2 years

Major urban areas - population

Tschechien

1.292 million PRAGUE (capital) (2018)

Bangladesch

23.210 million DHAKA (capital), 5.380 million Chittagong, 955,000 Khulna, 962,000 Rajshahi, 964,000 Sylhet, 906,000 Bogra (2023)

Median age

Tschechien

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

Bangladesch

total: 29.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 28.3 years

female: 30 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Tschechien

28.1 years (2014 est.)

Bangladesch

18.6 years (2017/18 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Net migration rate

Tschechien

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

Bangladesch

-2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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.)

Bangladesch

0.91% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Tschechien

1.46 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Bangladesch

2.08 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Tschechien

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

Bangladesch

urban population: 40.5% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Tschechien

5.80

Bangladesch

2.1% of GDP (2021 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Tschechien

female: 18 years (2016)

Bangladesch

total: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 13 years (2020)

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.)

Bangladesch

-3.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

Tschechien

$375,900,000,000

Industrial production growth rate

Tschechien

7.50

Bangladesch

10.29% (2021 est.)

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

Bangladesch

70.961 million (2021 est.)

note: extensive migration of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia

Population below poverty line

Tschechien

9.7% (2015 est.)

Bangladesch

24.3% (2016 est.)

Unemployment rate

Tschechien

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

Bangladesch

5.23% (2021 est.)

5.41% (2020 est.)

4.44% (2019 est.)

note: about 40% of the population is underemployed; many persons counted as employed work only a few hours a week and at low wages

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

Bangladesch

33.1% of GDP (2017 est.)

33.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Tschechien

2.40

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Tschechien

2.40

Bangladesch

5.55% (2021 est.)

5.69% (2020 est.)

5.59% (2019 est.)

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

Bangladesch

$49.386 billion (2021 est.)

$38.476 billion (2020 est.)

$44.961 billion (2019 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.

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)

Bangladesch

United States 15%, Germany 14%, United Kingdom 8%, Spain 7%, France 7% (2019)

Country Comparison :: Imports

Tschechien

$134,700,000,000

Imports

Tschechien

$134,700,000,000

Bangladesch

$85.303 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$56.776 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$64.234 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Imports - partners

Tschechien

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

Bangladesch

China 31%, India 15%, Singapore 5% (2019)

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

Bangladesch

18 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Tschechien

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

Bangladesch

total: 10,052,819 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6 (2020 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.)

Bangladesch

total: 66.3 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 39% (2021 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)

Bangladesch

total: 2,460 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 1,801 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge

broad gauge: 659 km (2014) 1.676-m gauge

Roadways

Tschechien

55,744

Bangladesch

total: 369,105 km (2018)

paved: 110,311 km (2018)

unpaved: 258,794 km (2018)

Telephones - fixed lines

Tschechien

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

Bangladesch

total subscriptions: 587,476 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0 (2021 est.) less than 1

Telephones - mobile cellular

Tschechien

12,634,937

Bangladesch

total subscriptions: 181,021,227 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 107 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Tschechien

664

Bangladesch

8,370 km (2011) (includes up to 3,060 km of main cargo routes; network reduced to 5,200 km in the dry season)

Disputes - international

Tschechien

none

Bangladesch

Bangladesh-Burma: the border area has historically been an area of conflict and instability; militants, particularly ethnic armed groups (EAGs) from Burma, continue to operate in the border region and conduct illegal crossings, and both countries maintain considerable numbers of security personnel along the border; Burmese military forces actively conduct operations against EAGs; in 2022, Burmese artillery struck Bangladesh territory several times during military operations against Arakan Army rebels inside Rakhine; as of 2017, Burmese border authorities had constructed about 130 miles of border fencing and had planned to fence off the remainder of the border

Bangladesh-India: Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea; Indian Prime Minister Singh's September 2011 visit to Bangladesh resulted in the signing of a Protocol to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh, which had called for the settlement of longstanding boundary disputes over un-demarcated areas and the exchange of territorial enclaves, but which had never been implemented