Transcript Te Czech Republic

Te Czech Republic
Location
The country has borders with Poland to
the north, Germany to the northwest
and west, Austria to the south, and
Slovakia to the east.
The capital and largest city is Prague, a
major tourist destination
Location
• a landlocked country in Central
Europe
• The country is composed of the historic
regions of Bohemia and Moravia, as well
as parts of Silesia
• Motto
• "Pravda vítězí" (Czech)
"Truth prevails“
Anthem
Kde domov můj
Basic Info
Area: total 78,866 km² (117th)
30,450 sq mi
Population - 2007 estimate10,306,709 (79th) 2001 census10,230,060
Density130 /km² (77th)
1993, January
The Czech Republic established
• The fisrt Czech
president
Václav Klaus, current President of
the Czech Republic
Weather and climate
• The Czech Republic has a temperate,
continental climate with relatively hot
summers and cold, cloudy winters, usually
with snow. Most rains are during the
summer. The temperature difference
between summers and winters is relatively
high due to the geographical position - no
access to sea.
Temperatures
• At the highest peak (Sněžka, 1602 m) the
average temperature is only -0.4°C,
whereas in the lowlands of South Moravia,
the average temperature is as high as
10°C and this also applies for the country
capital Prague, but this is due to urban
factors.
Population
• The vast majority of the inhabitants of the
Czech Republic are Czechs (94.2%, out of
which 3.7% claimed Moravian ethnicity
and 0.1% Silesian in the 2001 census).
The largest minorities are Slovaks (1.9%),
Poles (0.5%), Germans (0.4%), and Roma
people.
Politics
• The Czech Republic parliamentary
democracy, where the Prime Minister is
the head of government. The Parliament
has 2 chambers:
• the Chamber of Deputies
• and the Senate.
Division of the Country
• Since 2000, the Czech Republic is divided
into thirteen regions and the Capital City of
Prague.
• Each region has its own elected Regional
Assembly (krajské zastupitelstvo) and a
mayor.
• districts
• To be continued…