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Map of the Czech Republic Picture 1
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The number of population of the Czech Republic is 10.230.000. The Capital of the Czech
Republic is Prague. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union (EU)
in 2004.
The Czech Republic is one of the most stable and prosperous of the post-Communist states of
Central and Eastern Europe. 11 The per capita GDP reached 25.100 USD (2009 est.), the
inflation rate is 1.1% (2009 est.), the unemployment rate is 9.3% (2009 est.), and 56.2 % of
labor is employed in services. 12
The conditions for tourism development are excellent – there are twelve historical monuments
on the UNESCO Heritage list, 13 over 2.000 castles, chateaux and monuments, and more than
40 protected historical towns and cities in the Czech Republic.
Four national parks 14 were established to protect the country´s most rare and valuable nature,
8 mountain ranges, and over 1.200 protected landscape areas and natural spots are covering
more than 10 % of territory of the Czech Republic offering 38.500 km walking trails, 19.024
km cycling routes, 1.240 km skiing tours to visitors. The country is dotted with over 20.000
lakes and ponds and more then 40 water basins.
11 CIA. The World Fact Book – Czech Republic. Downloaded from:
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12 CIA. The World Fact Book – Czech Republic. Downloaded from:
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13 The historic centre of Prague, Český Krumlov, Telč, and Kutná Hora, the pilgrimage church of St. John of
Nepomuk on Zelená Hora at Žďár nad Sázavou, South Moravia´s Lednice-Valtice Chateau and landscape area,
the Archbishop Chateau in Kroměříž with Květná and Podzámecká gardens, South Boheniam village of
Holašovice, Litomyšl Castle, the Baroque Holly Trinity Column in Olomouc, Villa Tugendhat in Brno, and the
Jewish Quarter and cemetery and the St. Prokop Basilica in Třebíč. Downloaded from:
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14 Krkonoše, Šumava, Dyje, České Švýcarsko. Downloaded from: http://www.hory12.cz/narodni-parky-cr (last
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