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Brief History. Czech Republic was once a part of Czechoslovakia, a country under the influence of USSR communist forces. With the collapse of Soviet authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom from USSR through a peaceful "Velvet Revolution." On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004.

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Country Information

Local name: Ceska Republika

Capital: Prague

Population: 10,235,455

Government: parliamentary democracy

Currency: Czech koruna (CZK)

Land size: 78,866 sq km

Topography: Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country

Typical foods:

Major exports: machinery and transport equipment 52%, chemicals 5%, raw materials and fuel 9%

Information on the People

Official language: Czech

Other languages spoken:

Religions: Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59%

Literacy rate: 99%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.95 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 76.22 years

Ethnic groups: Czech 90.4%, Moravian 3.7%, Slovak 1.9%, other 4%

Internet users: 4.8 million

Famous people: Maxwell, Robert

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