Czech Republic is a landlocked country in central Europe. The capital of the state is Prague, which is also its largest city. The state also comprises of the historical regions of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. The country shares borders with Poland, Germany, Austria and Slovakia. After the collapse of the Austro - Hungarian Empire after World War I, the independent Republic of Czechoslovakia was formed in 1918. Moreover, the country further split into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993. To know some more interesting and fun facts about Czech Republic, read on.
Interesting & Fun Facts about Czech Republic
- The capital of Czech Republic is Prague, which is a major tourist destination.
- The currency of Czech Republic is Czech koruna.
- The official language of Czech Republic is Czech.
- In 1993, the country of Czechoslovakia split into Czech Republic and Slovakia.
- Czech Republic follows a system of Parliamentary Democracy.
- Czech Republic has a literacy rate of 99.9% (as per 1999 estimate) and life expectancy of 76.02 years (2005 estimate)
- Czech Republic is a member of the OECD, the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group.
- The Czech Republic became a part of NATO in 1999 and European Union in 2004.
- More than 50 percent of the population in Czech Republic is atheist.
- Sigmund Freud, the famous psychologist and psychoanalysis was a Czech. He was born in Freiberg, Moravia, in 1856.
- The Programme for International Student Assessment coordinated by the OECD ranks the Czech education as the 15th best in the world.
- Mount Snezka (1602 m) is the highest point in the Czech Republic.
- The Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic.
- The two popular sports of Czech Republic are football and ice hockey.
