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NAME:  Czech Republic

CAPITAL: Prague 

MAIN CITIES: Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Plzen, Olomouc

SURFACE AREA: 79,000 sq km

POPULATION: 10.5 million

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:  Czech

CURRENCY: Czech Koruna

DIALLING CODE:  +420

TIME ZONE:  GMT+1

INTERNET DOMAIN:  cz

HEAD OF STATE: President HE Mr Vaclav Klaus

HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister Mr Jan Fischer

(Source: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Country economic fact sheet)

ECONOMY

The Czech Republic has kept an open investment climate and is one of the most secure and affluent countries in Central & Eastern Europe.

KEY INDUSTRIES 

  • Motor vehicles
  • Machinery & Equipment
  • Iron
  • Steel
  • Cement
  • Sheet glass
  • Ceramics
  • Chemicals
  • Agriculture – wheat, rye, corn, oats, barley, potatoes, fruit, cattle & horses, poultry

MAIN TRADING PARTNERS

  • Germany (32%)
  • Slovakia
  • Poland
  • France
  • Austria
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Russia
  • U.K.
  • China, United States.
GDP (purchasing power parity):

$254.1 billion (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 44 $265.3 billion (2008 est.)$258.8 billion (2007 est.)note: data are in 2009 US dollars
   
   
GDP – real growth rate:

-4.2% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 180 2.5% (2008 est.)6.1% (2007 est.)

 

GDP – per capita (PPP):

$24,900 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 53 $26,000 (2008 est.)$25,300 (2007 est.)note: data are in 2009 US dollars
 EXPORTS:

$112.6 billion (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 32 $145.7 billion (2008 est.)
   
EXPORTS – COMMODITIES:

  • machinery and transport equipment
  • raw materials and fuel
  • chemicals
   
EXPORTS – PARTNERS:

  • Germany 32.25%
  • Slovakia 9.02%
  • Poland 5.8%
  • France 5.62%
  • UK 4.93%
  • Austria 4.71%
  • Italy 4.38% (2009)
   
IMPORTS:

$103.1 billion (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 30 $139.4 billion (2008 est.)
   
IMPORTS – COMMODITIES:

  • machinery and transport equipment
  • raw materials and fuels
  • chemicals
   
IMPORTS – PARTNERS:

  • Germany 30.67%
  • Poland 6.97%
  • Slovakia 6.6%
  • Netherlands 5.99%
  • China 5.7%
  • Austria 5.26%
  • Russia 4.93%
  • Italy 3.98% (2009)
     

(Source: www.cia.gov)

USEFUL LINKS

Czech Tourist Authority – www.czechtourism.com

Prague Information Service – www.pis.cz/en

Czech Airlines – www.csa.cz/en

Prague Airport – www.csl.cz/en

Official Website of the Czech Republic – www.czech.cz/en

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