Transcript THE CZECH REPUBLIC

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THE CZECH REPUBLIC
WHERE IS THE CZECH REPUBLIC?
The Czech Republic is located in Central
Europe. It shares borders with Germany,
Poland, Slovakia and Austria.
It is a land-locked country, which means there
is no border with the sea.
The country is made up of three regions,
Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE FLAG AND THE COAT OF
ARMS IN ENGLISH?
THE CZECH REPUBLIC CONTAINS MOUNTAINS
(MOSTLY ALONG THE BORDERS), VALLEYS AND
ROLLING HILLS.
SOUTHERN BOHEMIA IS FAMOUS FOR THE CARP
FROM ITS MANY MAN-MADE PONDS, SUCH AS
ROŽMBERK.
THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC IS
THE VLTAVA (430 KM), RISING IN THE ŠUMAVA
MOUNTAINS AND FLOWING THROUGH PRAGUE.
THE VLTAVA FLOWS INTO THE ELBE (LABE),
A MAJOR CENTRAL EUROPEAN RIVER AND ON
THROUGH GERMANY TO THE NORTH SEA.
THE COUNTRY HAS A TEMPERATE CLIMATE,
WITH WARM SUMMERS THAT ARE SOMETIMES
HOT, AND COLD WINTERS WITH SNOW.
THERE ARE 10.5 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN THE
CZECH REPUBLIC AND THEY ARE MAINLY
CZECH. THE TOP 3 IMMIGRANT GROUPS ARE
UKRAINIANS, SLOVAKS AND VIETNAMESE.
THE CZECH GOVERNMENT IS A PARLIAMENTARY
DEMOCRACY WITH TWO HOUSES: THE
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES AND THE SENATE.
The president is the head of state and is in
charge of appointing the prime minister, who is
the head of government.
The president serves a five-year term; deputies
serve a four-year term. Presidents Havel and
Klaus were elected by the Members of
Parliament.
THE NEW PRESIDENT MILOŠ ZEMAN WAS
ELECTED BY POPULAR VOTE IN 2013.
THE CZECH REPUBLIC HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF
THE EUROPEAN UNION SINCE 2004 AND OF THE
SCHENGEN OPEN BORDER AREA SINCE 2007.
THE CZECH REPUBLIC HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF
NATO SINCE 1999 AND PARTICIPATED IN
MISSIONS IN BOSNIA, IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.
THE COUNTRY’S CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY
IS PRAGUE, LOCATED IN BOHEMIA, IT HAS
ABOUT 1.5 MILLION INHABITANTS.
THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IS BRNO, LOCATED
IN MORAVIA, WITH 400,000 INHABITANTS.
OTHER IMPORTANT CITIES INCLUDE OSTRAVA,
IN THE NORTH OF MORAVIA AND SILESIA.
PLZEŇ IN WEST BOHEMIA, LIBEREC IN NORTH
BOHEMIA.
ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE IN SOUTH BOHEMIA AND
OLOMOUC IN CENTRAL MORAVIA.
POPULAR PLACES FOR TOURISTS, BESIDES
PRAGUE, INCLUDE ČESKÝ KRUMLOV, WITH ITS
HUGE CASTLE AND OLD TOWN ON THE RIVER.
KUTNÁ HORA WAS A RICH SILVER-MINING TOWN
FROM THE MIDDLE AGES AND HAS A HUGE
CHURCH IN GOTHIC STYLE – UNESCO LIST.
THE TOWNS OF KARLOVY VARY AND
MARIÁNSKÉ LÁZNĚ ARE IMPORTANT SPA
RESORTS IN WEST BOHEMIA.
THERE ARE MANY MEDIEVAL CASTLES, LIKE
THE ROYAL KARLŠTEJN CASTLE NEAR PRAGUE.
THE STALACTITE CAVES AND THE MACOCHA
ABYSS IN THE MORAVIAN KARST ARE POPULAR.
PEOPLE LIKE TO GO SKIING IN THE KRKONOŠE
MOUNTAINS AND OTHER MOUNTAINS IN
WINTER.
KRKONOŠE INCLUDES THE HIGHEST CZECH
PEAK - MT. SNĚŽKA, 1,602 M.
BIKING AND HIKING IN THE ŠUMAVA
MOUNTAINS IN THE SOUTH-WEST ARE POPULAR
SUMMERTIME ACTIVITIES.
THE PRAVČICKÁ BRÁNA NATURAL ARCH LIES IN
THE BOHEMIAN SWITZERLAND NATIONAL PARK
IN NORTH BOHEMIA.
THE CZECH ECONOMY IS PRIMARILY EXPORT
BASED, WITH THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
LEADING THE WAY, INCLUDING ŠKODA, HYUNDAI
AND SMALL CARS FROM KOLÍN.
BUSES, TRAMS AND TROLLEYBUSES FROM
CZECHIA EXPORTED ALL OVER WORLD.
OTHER IMPORTANT INDUSTRIES INCLUDE:
Metals
 Glass
 Ceramics
 Power engineering
 Electronics
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ITS MAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ARE
POTATOES, WHEAT, BARLEY AND HOPS.
BEER FROM CZECHIA IS WORLD-FAMOUS
WINE IS MOSTLY GROWN IN SOUTH MORAVIA
AND PLUM BRANDY DISTILLED IN WALLACHIA
SO NOW YOU CAN SAY MUCH MORE ABOUT THE
CZECH REPUBLIC IN ENGLISH THAN YOU COULD
BEFORE!
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