Location: Central Europe, southeast of Germany
Geographic coordinates: 49° 27' N, 15° 18' E
Coastline km: 0 km (landlocked) km
Climate: temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Terrain: Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country
Elevation: lowest point: Elbe River 115 m highest point: Snezka 1,602 m
Natural hazards: flooding
Currency: Czech koruna (CZK)
Population: 10,241,138 (July 2005 est.)
Languages: Czech
Capital: Prague
Divisions: 13 regions (kraje, singular - kraj) and 1 capital city* (hlavni mesto); Jihocesky Kraj, Jihomoravsky Kraj, Karlovarsky Kraj, Kralovehradecky Kraj, Liberecky Kraj, Moravskoslezsky Kraj, Olomoucky Kraj, Pardubicky Kraj, Plzensky Kraj, Praha (Prague)*, Stredocesky Kraj, Ustecky Kraj, Vysocina, Zlinsky Kraj