Description: Czech Republic is located in the middle of Europe and borders Slovakia to the East, Austria to the South, Poland to the North and Germany to the West.
Climate: Temperate, continental climate with relatively hot summers and
cold, cloudy winters, usually with snow.
Capital: Prague
Population: 10 300 000
Ethnic Diversity: 94,2 % Czechs / 1.9 % Slovaks / 3,9 % Other.
Languages: Czech
Economy: A member of the European Union (May 2004), the Czech Republic possesses a developed, high-income economy with a GDP per capita of 82 % of the European Union average. One of the most stable and prosperous of the post-Communist states, the Czech Republic has been recovering from recession since mid-1999. Recent growth has been led by exports to the European Union, especially Germany, and foreign investment, while domestic demand is reviving. The Czech Republic has not yet adopted the Euro. While there is no set date for the change, it is not expected before 2011.
Unemployment rate: 6 %
AC&C Public Relations, s.r.o.
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Czech Republic
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Martin Frydl, Executive Partner
