Czechia
Czech Republic
Czechia sits in Central Europe and uses CZK - Czech koruna (Kč). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Prague
1.4M
Brno
402.7K
Ostrava
283.2K
Population
10.9M
10,915,839 people
Area
78.9K km2
78,865 square kilometers
Density
138/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Prague
50.08, 14.47
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Czechia, officially listed here as Czech Republic, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Czechia, CZ, CZE, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Czechia is grouped under Europe, more specifically Central Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 10,915,839 people and a land area of 78,865 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 138 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 49.75, 15.5, while the capital coordinate reference is 50.08, 14.47. Czechia shares listed land borders with AUT, DEU, POL, SVK, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Prague (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Czechia, capital of Czechia, and major urban areas in Czechia. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include European Union, NATO, OECD, Schengen Area and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Czechia uses calling code +420, postal format ### ##, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists CZK - Czech koruna (Kč), while language records include Czech and Slovak. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as CZ. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 25.7 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Czechia profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
CZ / CZE
Top-level domains
.cz
Continents
Europe
Border countries
AUT, DEU, POL, SVK
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
CZ
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Czechia is represented by the CZ country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Prague
Praha
1,397,880
primary
#2
Brno
Jihomoravský Kraj
402,739
admin
#3
Ostrava
Moravskoslezský Kraj
283,187
admin
#4
Plzeň
Plzeňský Kraj
187,928
admin
#5
Liberec
Liberecký Kraj
108,090
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+420
Postal format
### ##
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
Czech, Slovak
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
25.7
2023