Czech Republic at a Glance

Country: Czech Republic
Government: Parliamentary democracy
Population: 10,211,904
Area: 78,867 km²; slightly smaller than South Carolina
Terrain: Bohemia in the west has rolling plains, hills, plateaus and low mountains; Moravia in the east is hilly
Major language(s): Czech (94.9%), Slovak (2%)
Major religion(s): unaffiliated (59%), Roman Catholic (26.8%), Protestant (2.1%)
Capital & population: Prague; 1.2 million
Monetary unit: US $1= 18.063 CZK (Czech Korunas)