Location |
Central Europe, southeast of Germany |
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Area |
total: 78,866 sq km
land: 77,276 sq km
water: 1,590 sq km |
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Land boundaries |
total: 1,881 km
border countries: Austria 362 km, Germany 646 km, Poland 658 km, Slovakia 215 km
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Climate |
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
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Natural resources |
hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber
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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
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Government type |
parliamentary democracy
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Currency - Currency code |
Czech koruna (CZK)
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Internet country code: |
.cz
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Internet users: |
2.7 million (2003)
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