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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

roughly 130 TV broadcasters operating some 350 channels with 4 publicly operated and the remainder in private hands; 16 TV stations have national coverage with 4 being publicly operated; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; 63 radio broadcasters are registered operating roughly 80 radio stations with 15 stations publicly operated; 10 radio stations provide national coverage with the remainder local or regional (2008)

Internet country code [time series]

.cz

Internet users [time series]

total: 8,141,303 | percent of population: 76.5% (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 49

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: good telephone and Internet service; there are three major mobile phone providers, though the government is facing criticism for failing to promote sufficient competition, with critics complaining that Czech mobile phone and data prices are among the highest in the EU | domestic: access to the fixed-line telephone network expanded throughout the 1990s, but the number of fixed-line connections has been dropping since then; mobile telephone usage increased sharply beginning in the mid-1990s, and the number of cellular telephone subscriptions now greatly exceeds the population | international: country code - 420; satellite earth stations - 6 (2 Intersputnik - Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions, 1 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat, 1 Globalstar) (2017)

Telephones - fixed lines [time series]

total subscriptions: 1,682,194 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 60

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

total: 12,484,885 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 117 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 70

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

wheat, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, poultry

Budget [time series]

revenues: $78.09 billion | expenditures: $76.96 billion (2016 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

0.6% of GDP (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 32

Central bank discount rate [time series]

0.05% (31 December 2016) | 0.05% (31 December 2015) | note: this is the two-week repo, the main rate CNB uses | country comparison to the world: 146

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

3.91% (31 December 2016 est.) | 4.28% (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 159

Current account balance [time series]

$2.154 billion (2016 est.) | $461 million (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 34

Debt - external [time series]

$138 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $129.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 43

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

25 (2015) | 25.1 (2014) | country comparison to the world: 144

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Czechia is a prosperous market economy that boasts one of the highest GDP growth rates and lowest unemployment levels in the EU, but its dependence on exports makes economic growth vulnerable to contractions in external demand. Czechia’s exports comprise some 80% of GDP and largely consist of automobiles, the country’s single largest industry. Czechia acceded to the EU in 2004 but has yet to join the euro-zone. While the flexible koruna helps Czechia weather external shocks, its central bank (Czech National Bank - CNB) has since November 2013 intervened in the foreign exchange markets to cap the value of the koruna at 27/Euro, with a 2% inflation target. This intervention has also helped to keep exports competitively priced. After inflation exceeded the bank's 2% target in early 2017, the CNB indicated it expects to end its intervention in the first half of 2017, though it will continue to intervene as necessary to maintain stability of the currency. | After slowly recovering from a steep recession in 2009, the Czech economy again fell into recession in 2012 and 2013 because of a slump in demand within the EU and government austerity measures. Inflows of EU development funds underpinned a rebound in 2014-15. Real GDP growth reached 4.5% in 2015, in part due to last-minute spending of EU funds, and fell to 2.5% in 2016, still one of the highest rates in the EU. The Czech unemployment rate was 5.2% in 2016, one of the lowest rates in the EU. | Since coming to power in 2014, the new government has undertaken some reforms to try to reduce corruption, attract investment, and improve social welfare programs, which could help increase the government’s revenues and improve living conditions for Czechs. The government introduced in December 2016 an online tax reporting system intended to reduce tax evasion and increase revenues. The government also plans to remove labor market rigidities to improve the business climate, bring procurement procedures in line with EU best practices, and boost wages. The country's low unemployment rate has led to steady increases in salaries – 4-5% in each of the past two years, and the government is facing pressure from businesses to allow greater migration of qualified workers, at least from Ukraine and neighboring Central European countries. | Long-term challenges include dealing with a rapidly aging population, a shortage of skilled workers, a lagging education system, funding an unsustainable pension and health care system, and diversifying away from manufacturing and toward a more high-tech, services-based, knowledge economy.

Exchange rates [time series]

koruny (CZK) per US dollar - | 24.44 (2016 est.) | 24.44 (2015 est.) | 24.599 (2014 est.) | 20.758 (2013 est.) | 19.59 (2012 est.)

Exports [time series]

$131.1 billion (2016 est.) | $128.2 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 34

Exports - commodities [time series]

machinery and transport equipment, raw materials, fuel, chemicals

Exports - partners [time series]

Germany 32.4%, Slovakia 8.4%, Poland 5.8%, UK 5.2%, France 5.2%, Italy 4.3%, Austria 4.2% (2016)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$195.3 billion (2016 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$353.9 billion (2016 est.) | $340.6 billion (2015 est.) | $319.9 billion (2014 est.) | note: data are in 2016 dollars | country comparison to the world: 51

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 2.5% | industry: 37.5% | services: 60% (2016 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$33,500 (2016 est.) | $32,700 (2015 est.) | $31,200 (2014 est.) | note: data are in 2016 dollars | country comparison to the world: 57

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

2.6% (2016 est.) | 5.3% (2015 est.) | 2.7% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 118

Gross national saving [time series]

27.4% of GDP (2016 est.) | 28.2% of GDP (2015 est.) | 26.1% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 39

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 4.1% | highest 10%: 21.7% (2015 est.)

Imports [time series]

$120.8 billion (2016 est.) | $120.5 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 33

Imports - commodities [time series]

machinery and transport equipment, raw materials and fuels, chemicals

Imports - partners [time series]

Germany 30.6%, Poland 9.6%, China 7.5%, Slovakia 6.3%, Netherlands 5.3%, Italy 4.1% (2016)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

3.5% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 66

Industries [time series]

motor vehicles, metallurgy, machinery and equipment, glass, armaments

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

0.7% (2016 est.) | 0.3% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 75

Labor force [time series]

5.35 million (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 76

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 2.8% | industry: 38% | services: 59.2% (2015)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$44.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $39.91 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $45.63 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 55

Population below poverty line [time series]

9.7% (2015 est.)

Public debt [time series]

36.8% of GDP (2016 est.) | 39.9% of GDP (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 142

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$85.73 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $64.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 27

Stock of broad money [time series]

$148.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $144.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 46

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]

$43.09 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $42.26 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 45

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]

$139.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $140.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 37

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$124.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $127.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$133.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $124.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 29

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

40.5% of GDP (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 38

Unemployment rate [time series]

4% (2016 est.) | 5.1% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 45

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

103 million Mt (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 39

Crude oil - exports [time series]

518.7 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 75

Crude oil - imports [time series]

105,800 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 44

Crude oil - production [time series]

2,333 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 87

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

15 million bbl (1 January 2017 es) | country comparison to the world: 89

Electricity - consumption [time series]

61.16 billion kWh (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 43

Electricity - exports [time series]

24.79 billion kWh (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 8

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

56.6% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 139

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

5.1% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 129

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

18.3% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 9

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

14.5% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 50

Electricity - imports [time series]

13.82 billion kWh (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 19

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

21.51 million kW (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 41

Electricity - production [time series]

77.74 billion kWh (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 39

Electricity access [time series]

electrification - total population: 100% (2016)

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

11.51 billion cu m (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52

Natural gas - exports [time series]

1 million cu m (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 56

Natural gas - imports [time series]

7.474 billion cu m (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 30

Natural gas - production [time series]

247 million cu m (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 76

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

3.964 billion cu m (1 January 2017 es) | country comparison to the world: 97

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

180,400 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

49,000 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 55

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

103,200 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 57

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

121,000 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 64

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 78,867 sq km | land: 77,247 sq km | water: 1,620 sq km | country comparison to the world: 117

Area - comparative [time series]

about two-thirds the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than South Carolina

Climate [time series]

temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters

Coastline [time series]

0 km (landlocked)

Elevation [time series]

mean elevation: 433 m | elevation extremes: lowest point: Labe (Elbe) River 115 m | highest point: Snezka 1,602 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

air and water pollution in areas of northwest Bohemia and in northern Moravia around Ostrava present health risks; acid rain damaging forests; efforts to bring industry up to EU code should improve domestic pollution

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling | signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geographic coordinates [time series]

49 45 N, 15 30 E

Geography - note [time series]

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

Irrigated land [time series]

320 sq km (2012)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 2,143 km | border countries (4): Austria 402 km, Germany 704 km, Poland 796 km, Slovakia 241 km

Land use [time series]

agricultural land: 54.8% | arable land 41%; permanent crops 1%; permanent pasture 12.8% | forest: 34.4% | other: 10.8% (2011 est.)

Location [time series]

Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria

Map references [time series]

Europe

Maritime claims [time series]

none (landlocked)

Natural hazards [time series]

flooding

Natural resources [time series]

hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber, arable land

Population distribution (Population - distribution) [time series]

a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, but the northern and eastern regions tend to have larger urban concentrations

Terrain [time series]

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

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

13 regions (kraje, singular - kraj) and 1 capital city* (hlavni mesto); Jihocesky (South Bohemia), Jihomoravsky (South Moravia), Karlovarsky (Karlovy Vary), Kralovehradecky (Hradec Kralove), Liberecky (Liberec), Moravskoslezsky (Moravia-Silesia), Olomoucky (Olomouc), Pardubicky (Pardubice), Plzensky (Pilsen), Praha (Prague)*, Stredocesky (Central Bohemia), Ustecky (Usti), Vysocina (Highlands), Zlinsky (Zlin)

Capital [time series]

name: Prague | geographic coordinates: 50 05 N, 14 28 E | time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) | daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Citizenship [time series]

citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Czechia | dual citizenship recognized: no | residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Constitution [time series]

history: previous 1960; latest ratified 16 December 1992, effective 1 January 1993 | amendments: passage requires at least three-fifths concurrence by members present in both houses of Parliament; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Czech Republic | conventional short form: Czechia | local long form: Ceska republika | local short form: Cesko | etymology: name derives from the Czechs, a West Slavic tribe who rose to prominence in the late 9th century A.D.

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Stephen B. KING (since 2017) | embassy: Trziste 15, 118 01 Prague 1 - Mala Strana | mailing address: use embassy street address | telephone: [420] 257 022 000 | FAX: [420] 257 022 809

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Hynek KMONICEK (since 24 April 2017) | chancery: 3900 Spring of Freedom Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 | telephone: [1] (202) 274-9100 | FAX: [1] (202) 966-8540 | consulate(s) general: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Milos ZEMAN (since 8 March 2013) | head of government: Prime Minister Bohuslav SOBOTKA (since 17 January 2014); First Deputy Prime Minister Richard BRABEC (since 24 May 2017) and Deputy Prime Minister Pavel BELOBRADEK (since 29 January 2014) | cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister | elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (limited to 2 consecutive terms); elections last held on 11-12 January 2013 with a runoff on 25-26 January 2013 (next to be held in January 2018); prime minister appointed by the president for a 4-year term | election results: Milos ZEMAN elected president; percent of popular vote - Milos ZEMAN (SPO) 54.8%, Karel SCHWARZENBERG (TOP 09) 45.2%

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side | note: combines the white and red colors of Bohemia with blue from the arms of Moravia; is identical to the flag of the former Czechoslovakia

Government type [time series]

parliamentary republic

Independence [time series]

1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia); note - although 1 January is the day the Czech Republic came into being, the Czechs commemorate 28 October 1918, the day the former Czechoslovakia declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as their independence day

International law organization participation [time series]

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation [time series]

Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Supreme Court (organized into Civil Law and Commercial Division, and Criminal Division each with a court chief justice, vice justice, and several judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 justices); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 28 judges) | judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges proposed by the Chamber of Deputies and appointed by the president; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate; judges appointed for 10-year, renewable terms; Supreme Administrative Court judges selected by the president of the Court; unlimited terms | subordinate courts: High Court; superior, regional, and district courts

Legal system [time series]

new civil code enacted in 2014, replacing civil code of 1964 - based on former Austro-Hungarian civil codes and socialist theory - and reintroducing former Czech legal terminology

Legislative branch [time series]

description: bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (81 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years) and the Chamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members directly elected in 14 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote with a 5% threshold required to fill a seat; members serve 4-year terms) | elections: Senate - last held in 2 rounds on 7-8 and 14-15 October 2016 (next to be held in October 2018); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 20-21 October 2017 (next to be held on October 2021) | election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; CSSD 25, KDU-CSL 14, ODS 9, ANO 7, STAN 5, SZ 4, TOP 09 2, SLK 2, SZ 2, SPO 1, Movement for Prague 1, S.cz. 1, KSCM 1, other 5, independent 2; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - ANO 29.6%, ODS 11.3%, Pirates 10.8%, SPD 10.6%, KSCM 7.8%, CSSD 7.3%, KDU-CSL 5.8%, TOP 09 5.3%, STAN 5.2%, other 6.3%; seats by party - ANO 78, ODS 25, Pirates 22, SPD 22, KSCM 15, CSSD 15, KDU-CSL 10, TOP 09 7, STAN 6 | note: Senate seats by party as of 20 May 2017 - CSSD 25, KDU-CSL 16, STAN and TOP 09 11, ODS 10, ANO 7, SPO 2, SZ 2, S.cz. 1, KSCM 1, Movement for Prague 1, independent 5

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Kde domov muj?" (Where is My Home?) | lyrics/music: Josef Kajetan TYL/Frantisek Jan SKROUP | note: adopted 1993; the anthem was originally written as incidental music to the play "Fidlovacka" (1834), it soon became very popular as an unofficial anthem of the Czech nation; its first verse served as the official Czechoslovak anthem beginning in 1918, while the second verse (Slovak) was dropped after the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993

National holiday [time series]

Czechoslovak Founding Day, 28 October (1918)

National symbol(s) [time series]

silver (or white), double-tailed, rampant lion; national colors: white, red, blue

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party or KDU-CSL [Pavel BELOBRADEK] | Civic Democratic Party or ODS [Petr FIALA] | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia or KSCM [Vojtech FILIP] | Czech Pirate Party or Pirates [Ivan BARTOS] | Czech Social Democratic Party or CSSD [Lubomir ZAORALEK] | Dawn - National Coalition or Usvit-NK [Miroslav LIDINSKY] | Free Citizens Party or Svobodni [Petr MACH] | Freedom and Direct Democracy or SPD [Tomio OKAMURA] | Green Party or SZ [Matej STROPNICKY] | Mayors and Independents or STAN [Petr GAZDIK] | Movement for Prague | Movement of Dissatisfied Citizens or ANO [Andrej BABIS] | Nestranici (Non-Partisans) or NK [Vera RYBOVA] | North Bohemians or S.cz [Bronislav SCHWARZ] | Party of Civic Rights or SPO [Jan VELEBA] | Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 or TOP 09 [Miroslav KALOUSEK]

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions or CMKOS [Josef STREDULA]

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

At the close of World War I, the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, having rejected a federal system, the new country's predominantly Czech leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the increasingly strident demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Slovaks, the Sudeten Germans, and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). On the eve of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the territory that today comprises Czechia, and Slovakia became an independent state allied with Germany. After the war, a reunited but truncated Czechoslovakia (less Ruthenia) fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create "socialism with a human face," ushering in a period of repression known as "normalization." The peaceful "Velvet Revolution" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent "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. The country changed its short-form name to Czechia in 2016.

Military and Security

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Army of the Czech Republic (Armada Ceske Republiky): General Staff (Generalni Stab, includes Land Forces (Pozemni Sily) and Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily)) (2015)

Military expenditures [time series]

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 15.16% (male 831,150/female 786,984) | 15-24 years: 9.59% (male 527,232/female 496,530) | 25-54 years: 43.84% (male 2,403,333/female 2,276,261) | 55-64 years: 12.44% (male 646,106/female 681,541) | 65 years and over: 18.98% (male 842,384/female 1,183,202) (2017 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

9.3 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 203

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

86.3% | note: percent of women aged 18-44 (2008)

Death rate [time series]

10.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 31

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 49.5 | youth dependency ratio: 22.6 | elderly dependency ratio: 26.9 | potential support ratio: 3.7 (2015 est.)

Drinking water source [time series]

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

4.1% of GDP (2013) | country comparison to the world: 106

Ethnic groups [time series]

Czech 64.3%, Moravian 5%, Slovak 1.4%, other 1.8%, unspecified 27.5% (2011 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

<.1% (2016 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

<100 (2016 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

3,400 (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 110

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

7.4% of GDP (2014) | country comparison to the world: 71

Hospital bed density [time series]

6.8 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 2.6 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 2.8 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 2.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 217

Languages [time series]

Czech (official) 95.4%, Slovak 1.6%, other 3% (2011 census)

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 78.8 years | male: 75.8 years | female: 81.9 years (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 56

Literacy [time series]

definition: NA | total population: 99% | male: 99% | female: 99% (2011 est.)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

PRAGUE (capital) 1.314 million (2015)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 180

Median age [time series]

total: 42.1 years | male: 40.8 years | female: 43.4 years (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 33

Mother's mean age at first birth [time series]

28.1 years (2014 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Czech(s) | adjective: Czech

Net migration rate [time series]

2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 41

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

26% (2016) | country comparison to the world: 46

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

3.68 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Population [time series]

10,674,723 (July 2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 87

Population distribution [time series]

a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, but the northern and eastern regions tend to have larger urban concentrations

Population growth rate [time series]

0.12% (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 189

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic 10.4%, Protestant (includes Czech Brethren and Hussite) 1.1%, other and unspecified 54%, none 34.5% (2011 est.)

Sanitation facility access [time series]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 17 years | male: 16 years | female: 18 years (2014)

Sex ratio [time series]

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.45 children born/woman (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 203

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]

total: 12.6% | male: 11.3% | female: 14.4% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 57

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 73% of total population (2017) | rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

none

Illicit drugs [time series]

transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and minor transit point for Latin American cocaine to Western Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for local and regional markets; susceptible to money laundering related to drug trafficking, organized crime; significant consumer of ecstasy

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

stateless persons: 1,502 (2016)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

128 (2013) | country comparison to the world: 46

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 41 | over 3,047 m: 2 | 2,438 to 3,047 m: 9 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 | 914 to 1,523 m: 2 | under 914 m: 16 (2017)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 87 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 | 914 to 1,523 m: 25 | under 914 m: 61 (2013)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix [time series]

OK (2016)

Heliports [time series]

1 (2013)

Merchant marine [time series]

registered in other countries: 1 (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 151

National air transport system [time series]

number of registered air carriers: 4 | inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 48 | annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 4,971,616 | annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 26,619,650 mt-km (2015)

Pipelines [time series]

gas 7,160 km; oil 536 km; refined products 94 km (2013)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

river port(s): Prague (Vltava); Decin, Usti nad Labem (Elbe)

Railways [time series]

total: 9,621.5 km | standard gauge: 9,519.5 km 1.435-m gauge (3,240.5 km electrified) | narrow gauge: 102 km 0.760-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 24

Roadways [time series]

total: 130,661 km (includes urban roads) | paved: 130,661 km (includes 730 km of expressways) (2011) | country comparison to the world: 40

Waterways [time series]

664 km (principally on Elbe, Vltava, Oder, and other navigable rivers, lakes, and canals) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 76