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

Katar

name: Doha

geographic coordinates: 25 17 N, 51 32 E

time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: derives from the Arabic term "dohat," meaning "roundness," and refers to the small rounded bays along the area's coastline

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

Katar

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Qatar

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 20 years; 15 years if an Arab national

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

Katar

mixed legal system of civil law and Islamic (sharia) law (in family and personal matters)

Suffrage

Tschechien

18 years of age; universal

Katar

18 years of age; universal

Area

Tschechien

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

Katar

total: 11,586 sq km

land: 11,586 sq km

water: 0 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.)

Katar

agricultural land: 5.6% (2018 est.)

arable land: 1.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 4.3% (2018 est.)

forest: 0% (2018 est.)

other: 94.4% (2018 est.)

Location

Tschechien

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

Katar

Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia

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.)

Katar

0-14 years: 13.08% (male 167,065/female 164,110)

15-64 years: 85.51% (male 1,757,982/female 407,120)

65 years and over: 1.41% (2023 est.) (male 23,544/female 12,283)

Birth rate

Tschechien

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

Katar

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

Death rate

Tschechien

10.50

Katar

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

Languages

Tschechien

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

Katar

Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language

major-language sample(s):
كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)

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Life expectancy at birth

Tschechien

78.90

Katar

total population: 80 years (2023 est.)

male: 77.9 years

female: 82.2 years

Major urban areas - population

Tschechien

1.292 million PRAGUE (capital) (2018)

Katar

798,000 Ar-Rayyan, 658,000 DOHA (capital) (2023)

Median age

Tschechien

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

Katar

total: 34.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 35.5 years

female: 28.1 years

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.)

Katar

0.8 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

Katar

most of the population is clustered in or around the capital of Doha on the eastern side of the peninsula

Population growth rate

Tschechien

0.1% (2018 est.)

Katar

0.86% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Tschechien

1.46 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Katar

1.9 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Tschechien

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

Katar

urban population: 99.4% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.66% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Tschechien

5.80

Katar

3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Tschechien

female: 18 years (2016)

Katar

total: 13 years

male: 12 years

female: 15 years (2021)

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.)

Katar

-5.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

Tschechien

$375,900,000,000

Industrial production growth rate

Tschechien

7.50

Katar

0.66% (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

Katar

1.977 million (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Tschechien

9.7% (2015 est.)

Katar

NA

Unemployment rate

Tschechien

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

Katar

0.26% (2021 est.)

0.21% (2020 est.)

0.1% (2019 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

Katar

53.8% of GDP (2017 est.)

46.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Tschechien

2.40

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Tschechien

2.40

Katar

2.3% (2021 est.)

-2.54% (2020 est.)

-0.67% (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

Katar

$105.549 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$70.933 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$92.046 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

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)

Katar

China 13%, Japan 11%, India 11%, South Korea 10%, Singapore 6% (2021)

Country Comparison :: Imports

Tschechien

$134,700,000,000

Imports

Tschechien

$134,700,000,000

Katar

$61.204 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$59.065 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$66.77 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)

Katar

China 14%, United Arab Emirates 8%, United States 7%, United Kingdom 6%, India 6% (2021)

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

Katar

6 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Tschechien

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

Katar

total: 296,126 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (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.)

Katar

total: 2.7 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 100% (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)

Roadways

Tschechien

55,744

Katar

total: 7,039 km (2016)

Telephones - fixed lines

Tschechien

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

Katar

total subscriptions: 460,240 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Tschechien

12,634,937

Katar

total subscriptions: 3,876,499 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 144 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Tschechien

664

Disputes - international

Tschechien

none

Katar

none identified