Czech Republic at a glance:

Location:  
Central Europe, southeast of Germany 

Geographic coordinates:  
49 45 N, 15 30 E 

Area:   
total: 78,866 sq km
land: 77,276 sq km
water: 1,590 sq km 

Land boundaries:  
total: 1,989 km
border countries: Austria 362 km, Germany 815 km, Poland 615 km, Slovakia 197 km 

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 

Population:   
10,220,911 (July 2008 est.) 

Age structure:  
0-14 years: 13.8%
15-64 years: 71.2%
65 years and over: 15.1%

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 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8% (2001 census)

Government type:  
parliamentary democracy
 
Capital:  
Prague

Time difference: UTC+1

Daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Administrative divisions:
13 regions and 1 capital city; Prague, Central Bohemia, Southern Bohemia, Plzen Region, Karlovy Vary Region, Usti nad Labem Region, Liberec Region, Hradec Kralove Region, Pardubice REgion, Highland, Southern Moravia, Olomouc Region, Zlin Region, Moravia-Silesian Region

Currency (code):
Czech koruna (CZK)

Telephone system:
international country code 00420

Internet country code:
.cz