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