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Czechia
Czech Republic
Czechia is a country in Central Europe. About 10.6 million people live there, in an area of 78 865 square kilometres. Its capital city is Prague.
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Where is Czechia?
Czechia lies in Central Europe, on the continent of Europe.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 5 538 km from the equator.
Czechia is landlocked: it has no coast at all, so you cannot reach the sea without crossing another country.
It shares a border with 4 countries: Austria, Germany, Poland and Slovakia.
How big is Czechia?
Czechia covers 78 865 square kilometres.
That is about 30 times the size of Luxembourg.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 115th largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 134.8 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Czechia?
About 10.6 million people live in Czechia.
That is the 85th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Czech and Slovak.
They pay with the Czech koruna (Kč).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 75 years.
The land of Czechia
The land of Czechia sits on average 433 metres above sea level.
Because it is landlocked, anything that comes by ship has to cross one of its 4 neighbours to get here.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Czechia different?
A dish the country is known for: roast pork with dumplings and sauerkraut.
Websites from here often end in .cz.
Czechia and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about one lives in Czechia.
It takes up about 0.06 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Europe the country ranks 21st of 45 by size, and 13th by population.
Czechia and its neighbours
Germany, its largest neighbour, is about 4.5 times bigger.
Germany has more people: 82.9 million against 10.6 million.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, 3 live wild in Czechia: Grass snake, Roman snail and European hornet. The highest mountain in the country is Sněžka, at 1 603 metres. The longest river in the country is the Vltava. The country has no large natural lake; its largest body of water, Lipno Reservoir, is a reservoir.
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How big is Czechia compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 119 times as big as Czechia: 9 372 610 km² against 78 865 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 3.1 times as big as Czechia: 242 900 km² against 78 865 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Czechia?
The capital of Czechia is Prague. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Czechia?
About 10.6 million people live in Czechia, which makes it the 85th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Czechia?
How big is Czechia?
Czechia covers 78 865 square kilometres, making it the 115th largest country in the world. That is about 30 times the size of Luxembourg.
What is the highest mountain in Czechia?
The highest mountain in Czechia is Sněžka, 1 603 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Czechia?
The longest river in Czechia is the Vltava, about 431 kilometres long.
What is the largest lake in Czechia?
The largest body of water in Czechia is Lipno Reservoir, a reservoir of about 49 km²; there is no large natural lake in the country.
Which continent is Czechia in?
Czechia is in Europe, in the part called Central Europe.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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