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Czech Republic information
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location:
central europe. southeast of germany
geographic coordinates:
49 45 n. 15 30 e
map references:
europe
area:
total: 78.866 sq km land: 77.276 sq km water: 1.590 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than south carolina
land boundaries:
total: 1.881 km border countries: austria 362 km. germany 646 km. poland 658 km. slovakia 215 km
coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
climate:
temperate; cool summers; cold. cloudy. humid winters
terrain:
bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains. hills. and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; moravia in the east consists of very hilly country
elevation extremes:
lowest point: elbe river 115 m highest point: snezka 1.602 m
natural resources:
hard coal. soft coal. kaolin. clay. graphite. timber
land use:
arable land: 39.8% permanent crops: 3.05% other: 57.15% (2001)
irrigated land:
240 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
flooding
environment - current issues:
air and water pollution in areas of northwest bohemia and in northern moravia around ostrava present health risks; acid rain damaging forests; efforts to bring industry up to eu code should improve domestic pollution
environment - international agreements:
party to: air pollution. air pollution-nitrogen oxides. air pollution-persistent organic pollutants. air pollution-sulfur 85. air pollution-sulfur 94. air pollution-volatile organic compounds. antarctic treaty. biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. environmental modification. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. ozone layer protection. ship pollution. wetlands signed. but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
geography - note:
landlocked; 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
population:
10.241.138 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 14.7% (male 773.028/female 731.833) 15-64 years: 71.1% (male 3.651.018/female 3.627.006) 65 years and over: 14.2% (male 565.374/female 892.879) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 38.97 years male: 37.2 years female: 40.82 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
-0.05% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
9.07 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
10.54 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0.97 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 3.93 deaths/1.000 live births male: 4.28 deaths/1.000 live births female: 3.55 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.02 years male: 72.74 years female: 79.49 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
1.2 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
2.500 (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
less than 10 (2001 est.)
nationality:
noun: czech(s) adjective: czech
ethnic groups:
czech 90.4%. moravian 3.7%. slovak 1.9%. other 4% (2001 census)
religions:
roman catholic 26.8%. protestant 2.1%. other 3.3%. unspecified 8.8%. unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)
languages:
czech
literacy:
definition: na total population: 99.9% (1999 est.) male: na% female: na%
country name:
conventional long form: czech republic conventional short form: czech republic local long form: ceska republika local short form: ceska republika
government type:
parliamentary democracy
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