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The Czech Republic
INTRODUCTION
 it's located in Central Europe
 it borders on Poland in the northeast, on
Germany in the west and northwest, on Austria
in the south and on Slovakia in the east
 the capital and largest city is Prague
 the country is composed of the historic regions of
Bohemia and Moravia, as well as parts of
Silesia
 the Czech Republic has been a member of NATO
since 1999 and of the European Union since
2004
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GEOGRAPHY
 the landscape is quite varied
 Bohemia consists of a basin drained by the Elbe and the
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Vltava river. The country is surrounded by mostly low
mountains, such as the Krkonoše range, Šumava,
Jeseníky, Beskydy
on the river Vltava there are important damps and power
stations (Slapy, Orlík)
national parks – Český ráj, Krkonoše, Beskydy, České
Švýcarsko, Šumava, Jeseníky etc.
Třeboňsko – manmade ponds
the climate is mild continental, with relatively hot
summers and cold, cloudy and snowy winters
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POPULATION
 Czech, Moravian and Silesian (94.24%)
 minorities are: Slovaks (1.89%); Poles (0.51%);
Germans (0.38%); Ukrainians (0.22%);
Vietnamese (0.17%); Hungarians (0.14%);
Russians (0.12%); Romani (0.11%); Bulgarians
(0.04%); and Greeks (0.03%)
 more than 200,000 Romani people
 59% of the country is atheist or non-believer,
26.8% is Roman Catholic and 2.5% is
Protestant
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POLITICAL SYSTEM
 it is parliamentary democratic country
 the Prime Minister is the head of
government
 the Parliament has two parts: the Chamber
of Deputies and the Senate
 the President is elected for a five-year term,
he is a formal head of state
 the Czech armed forces consist of the Army
and Air Force
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REGIONS
 Since 2000, the Czech Republic is divided into thirteen regions
Prague, the capital city
Central Bohemian Region - Prague
South Bohemian Region - Budějovice
Plzeň Region - Plzeň
Karlovy Vary Region - Karlovy Vary
Ústí nad Labem Region - Ústí nad Labem
Liberec Region - Liberec
Hradec Králové Region - Hradec Králové
Pardubice Region - Pardubice
Olomouc Region - Olomouc
Moravian-Silesian Region - Ostrava
South Moravian Region - Brno
Zlín Region - Zlín
Vysočina Region - Jihlava
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ECONOMY
 most of the economy services have been privatised,
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including banks and telecommunications
industries - heavy and general machine-building,
iron and steel production, metalworking, chemical
production, electronics, textiles, glass, brewing,
china, ceramics, and pharmaceuticals
agricultural products - sugarbeets, potatoes,
wheat, and hops; cattle, poultry, pigs and sheep
services – banking, communication, trade
the river Elbe is important for homeland and foreign
cargo shipping
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ŠKODA CAR MLADÁ BOLESLAV
Škoda Auto is one of the largest
car manufacturers in Central
Europe. In 2007, 630,032 cars were
sold worldwide, a record for the
company.
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CZECH BEER
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TRANSPORT
 Ruzyně International Airport – it´s one of
the busiest airports in Central Europe. In total,
Czech Republic has 46 airports with paved
runways, six of which provide international air
services.
 České dráhy is the main railway operator in
the Czech Republic, it transports cargo and
passangers.
 Czech motorways
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HISTORY
 since the 3rd century BC – Celtic tribes
 the first state started in 830-833 – the Great Moravian
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Empire
the 2nd half of the 9th century – 1305 the Přemyslid
dynasty
the reign of Charles IV (1346-1378) is the Golden Age of
the Czech history
the founding of Charles University in Prague in 1348
and Charles Bridge 1357
since 1526-1918 the Habsburg dynasty
after WW I the Austrian-Hungarian Empire ended
on 28 September 1918 first independent
Czechoslovakian Republic, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
became the president
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 1939 Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia established by
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the German Nazis
8th May 1945 end of WW II
after WW II Czechoslovakia became a Communist
country within the Eastern Bloc, nationalizing of private
properties, political law suits, emigration
1968 Prague Spring - a period of democratic tendencies
to change the politics
stopped on 21 August 1968 by occupation by troops of
the Soviet Union and of countries of the communist
Warsaw Pact
1989 the Velvet Revolution – end of communism
January 1, 1993, the country peacefully split into the
independent Czech Republic and Slovakia
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TOURISM
 the historic city of Prague is the primary tourist
attraction
 most other towns in the country attract significant
numbers of tourists, but the spa towns, such as
Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně and Františkovy
Lázně, are particularly popular holiday destinations
 many castles and chateaux, such as Karlštejn
Castle, Český Krumlov, Kost and Hluboká, Orlík
or the Lednice–Valtice area
 Český ráj, Šumava and Krkonoše attract visitors
seeking outdoor activities
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ČESKÝ KRUMLOV
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ZOO PRAGUE
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PILSEN
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HLUBOKÁ CHATEAU
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KARLŠTEJN CASTLE
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THE VLTAVA – THE LONGEST RIVER
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SNĚŽKA – THE HIGHEST MOUTAIN
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ORLÍK CHATEAU
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ORLÍK POWER STATION
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LEDNICE CHATEAU
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UNESCO sites in ČR
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Prague
Český Krumlov
Telč
St. Jan Nepomucký Church, Žďár nad Sázavou
Kutná Hora
Lednice-Valtice area
Holašovice – a traditional village
Kroměříž Chateau and gardens
Chateau area in Litomyšl
the Column of the Holy Trinity in Olomouc
the Jewish area in Třebíč
Villa Tugendhat in Brno
Source: www.wikipedia.org, www.google.com
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