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Country
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Czech Republic |
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Leader
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President: Joyce Banda
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President: Milos Zeman
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Population
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16,777,547
| 10,162,921
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Life Expectancy
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52.780 years
| 77.560 years
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Capital City
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| Prague
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Largest city
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| Lilongwe (population: 646,750) | Praha (population: 1,165,580) |
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Human Development Index
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0.457
| 0.897
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| GDP per capita |
| $27,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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62.7%
| 99%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 5.2
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13%
| 16%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Petr Kellner ($6.0bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 8.600%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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multiparty democracy
| parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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| 1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
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| Religions |
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
| Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
| Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8% (2001 census)
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| Exports |
| machinery and transport equipment 52%, raw materials and fuel 9%, chemicals 5% (2003)
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| External Debt |
| $90,180,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| koruny (CZK) per US dollar - 17.037 (2008 est.), 20.53 (2007), 22.596 (2006), 23.957 (2005), 25.7 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 1.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 6
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| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
| Central Europe, southeast of Germany
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| Area |
118,484 km sq
| 78,867 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
| temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
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