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    Introduction


    Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Sudeten Germans and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). After World War II, a truncated Czechoslovakia fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize Communist party rule and create "socialism with a human face." Anti-Soviet demonstrations the following year ushered in a period of harsh repression. With the collapse of Soviet authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom through a peaceful "Velvet Revolution." On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Now a member of NATO, the Czech Republic has moved toward integration in world markets, a development that poses both opportunities and risks. In December 2002, the Czech Republic was invited to join the European Union (EU). It is expected that the Czech Republic will accede to the EU in 2004.


    Location


    Central Europe, southeast of Germany


    Geographic coordinates


    49 45 N, 15 30 E


    Area


    total: 78,866 sq km water: 1,590 sq km land: 77,276 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than South Carolina


    Land boundaries


    total: 1,881 km border countries: Austria 362 km, Germany 646 km, Poland 658 km, Slovakia 215 km


    Coastline


    0 km (landlocked)


    Maritime claims


    none (landlocked)


    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 extremes


    lowest point: Elbe River 115 m highest point: Snezka 1,602 m


    Natural resources


    hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber


    Land use


    arable land: 40% permanent crops: 3.04% other: 56.96% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    240 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    flooding


    Environment - current issues


    air and water pollution in areas of northwest Bohemia and in northern Moravia around Ostrava present health risks; acid rain damaging forests; efforts to bring industry up to EU code should improve domestic pollution


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants


    Geography - note


    landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe


    Population


    10,246,178 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Prague


    Phone Code


    +420


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