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Country
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Czech Republic |
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Leader
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Prime minister: Denzil Douglas
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President: Vaclav Klaus
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Population
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50,726
| 10,177,300
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Life Expectancy
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74.840 years
| 77.380 years
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Capital City
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| Prague
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Largest city
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| Basseterre (population: 12,920) | Praha (population: 1,165,580) |
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Human Development Index
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0.83
| 0.897
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| GDP per capita |
| $27,400 US
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Literacy Rate
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97.8%
| 99%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 5.2
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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6.7%
| 16%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Petr Kellner ($6.0bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 8.500%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished
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Political System
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parliamentary 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 |
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
| Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
English
| 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 |
| $101,600,000,000 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 |
| 1.150%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 6
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| Location |
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
| Central Europe, southeast of Germany
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| Area |
261 km sq
| 78,867 km sq
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| Coastline |
135 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
| temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
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