The Czech Republic
Political system - Parliamentary republic
Petr Pavel
President
Petr Fiala
Prime Minister
Government
18 members
Chamber of Deputies
200 members
Senate
81 members
Economy
Prague
Capital
Czech
Language
Czech koruna (CZK)
Currency, 1EUR = 24.02CZK (2023)
10.88 mil
Population
78,866 km²
Area
-0.3 %
GDP growth (2023)
10.7 %
Inflation (2023)
3.6 %
Unemployment rate (2023)
Recent history
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1989
Velvet Revolution
In November and december 1989 the people of Czechoslovakia held a series of non-violent demonstrations against the communist government, which resulted in the regime´s collapse. The leading figure of the events, Václav Havel, was later named the first president of the free, post-communist Czechoslovakia.
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1993
Velvet Divorce
The federated Czechoslovakia was divided into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993 through a bilateral political decision. Due to the peaceful course of the breakup, the event was called Velvet Divorce.
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1999
Accession to NATO
The Czech Republic became a member of NATO in 1999.
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2004
Accession to the EU
The Czech Republic became a member of the European Union in 2004.