Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe. Its capital is Prague. About 11 million people live there (2025). It covers 78,871 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Prague
- People (2025)
- 11 million
- Area
- 78,871 km²
- Currency
- Czech koruna
Czech Republic at a glance
- In its own language
- Česká republika, Česko
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Prague
- Population
- 10,909,500 (2025)
- Area
- 78,871 km² (30,452 mi²)
- People are called
- Czech
- Official languages
- Czech
- Currency
- Czech koruna
- GDP (nominal)
- US$251 billion (2019)
- Life expectancy
- 79 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.889 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 25.3 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 2.4% (2023)
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Petr Pavel (since 2023)
- Head of government
- Andrej Babiš (since 2025)
- Country codes
- CZ, CZE
- Calling code
- +420
- Internet domain
- .cz
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+01:00
- Coordinates
- 50°, 15°
The Czech Republic and its neighbours
The Czech Republic borders Slovakia, Poland, Germany and Austria. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Czech Republic
- Neighbours
Divisions of the Czech Republic
- Prague
- Central Bohemian Region
- South Bohemian Region
- Plzeň Region
- Karlovy Vary Region
- Ústí nad Labem Region
- Liberec Region
- Hradec Králové Region
- Pardubice Region
- Vysočina Region
- South Moravian Region
- Olomouc Region
- Moravian-Silesian Region
- Zlín Region
Member of
- European Union
- United Nations
- NATO
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- European Space Agency
- World Trade Organization
- Council of Europe
- CERN
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- European Southern Observatory
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
and 24 more organisations.
How far are you from the Czech Republic?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of the Czech Republic?
The capital of the Czech Republic is Prague.
What is the population of the Czech Republic?
The Czech Republic has about 10,909,500 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is the Czech Republic?
The Czech Republic covers 78,871 square kilometres (30,452 square miles).
What currency does the Czech Republic use?
The Czech koruna.
What language is spoken in the Czech Republic?
The official language of the Czech Republic is Czech.
Which countries border the Czech Republic?
The Czech Republic shares a border with Slovakia, Poland, Germany and Austria.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.