Prague & CZ Info

Area	78,865 sq. kilometres
Population	10,330,000 inhabitants
Capital city	Prague
Official language	Czech
Constitution	president - elected bicameral parliament
Currency	1 crown (CZK) = 100 hellers
Country identification mark	CZ
Time	Central European Time (GMT+1)

Climate

temperate, four seasons, a mix of ocean and inland climate, changeable winters and warm summers

average temperature: 9,7 °C
summer season - July 20 °C
winter season - January - 2 °C

State and public holidays

1st January New Year´s Day	Easter Monday
1st May	May Day (Labour day)
8th May	National day - Day of Liberation from Fascism, 1945
5th July	National Day - Day of Slavic Missionaries Constantin and Methodius
6th July	National Day - Master John Huss was burnt at the stake in Constance, 1415
28th September	National Day - Day of the Czech State
28th October	National Holiday - Foundation of Independent Czechoslovak State, 1918
17th November	National Holiday - Day of the fight for freedom and democracy
24th December	Christmas Eve
25th December	Christmas Day
26th December	Boxing Day

Prague

the capital of the Czech Republic
the largest city in the Czech Republic
population: 1.220.000 of inhabitants
location: central Bohemia on the banks of the Vltava River
area: 498 sq. kilometres
geographical situation: north latitude 50° 05', east longitude 14° 27', height above sea level 235 m (average)

For more detail please visit Prague information service