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two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side
Flag notes
identical to the flag of the former Czechoslovakia
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Official country name
Czech Republic
Short name
Czech Republic
Local names
Ceska Republika (long)
Cesko (short)
Cesko (short)
Nationality
Czech(s) (noun) Cesko (adjective)
Languages spoken
Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8% (2001 census)
Capital
Prague
Government type
parliamentary democracy
Population
10,220,911 ranked 80, (data 2008)
Geography
strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe. The lowest point is Elbe River 115 m.
Coastline
Coastline 0 km.
Land borders
1,989km, Austria 362 km, Germany 815 km, Poland 615 km, Slovakia 197 km.
Administrative divisions
13 regions (kraje, singular - kraj) and 1 capital city* (hlavni mesto); Jihocesky (South Bohemia), Jihomoravsky (South Moravia), Karlovarsky, Kralovehradecky, Liberecky, Moravskoslezsky (Moravia-Silesia), Olomoucky, Pardubicky, Plzensky (Pilsen), Praha (Prague)*, Stredocesky (Central Bohemia), Ustecky, Vysocina, Zlinsky
Independence
1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)