CZECH REPUBLIC

10 FUN FACTS

• Population: 10,513,209 (81st)
• Land Area: 30,450 sq mi (116th)
• Religion: 80% are claimed to be non-religious
• Capital: Prauge
• Language: Czech (but there are 15+ others acknowledged)

10 FUN FACTS CONT.

• It is landlocked ~ water is 2% of their land area
• The Czech Republic is divided up into 13 regions
• They have made many great strides for science (contacts, blood types)

HISTORY

• Czechoslovakia was founded in 1918 at the end of WWI
• Fought hard to keep Germany put of their country -exiled the German minority
• On January 1, 1993 Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
• Since then, the Czech Republic has been a liberal democracy

THE NATIVE CZECH LANGUAGE

• 96% of the Czech population are fluent
• Its spoken in 7 other European countries (outside of the CR)
• The Us has the largest # of Czechs outside of the CR
• It stems from ancient slovonic

MAJOR INDUSTRIES

• Tourism
• Video Games
• Metalworking
• Motor vehicles
• Brewing

ECONOMIC ISSUES

• In the 2007-2010 time period ther was inflation and GDP decreasing
• But in 2013-2014 the inflation was non-existant and the community on the rise
• They have begun to rely less on brown coal in hopes to control pollution
• Exports have been increased and imports are being closely monitored

Crimes

For the most part, the rates of crime are very low and the Czech Republic is a safe place to visit. The only true crime issues are the petty small crimes that revolve around tourism.

CULTURE

• Puppet Festivals
• 17 Day Czech Beer Festivals (May)
• Popular sports include: hockey, sport shooting, floorball, and football
• Mouth Blown and Hand Painted Art Glass Portraits
• Ranks in the Top 10 World's fastest wifi connections

CUISINE

• Heavy emphasis on meats, fish are only ate on holidays
• Kofola - a non-alcoholic cola drink
• Traditional cakes and other desserts are popular
• Beer - highest beer consumption per capita in the world
• Chléb/Chelba - traditional sourdough