| Region |
Central Europe, southeast of Germany |
| Capital |
Prague |
| Government |
Parliamentary democracy |
| US Embassy |
Chief of mission: Ambassador Craig R. STAPLETON
embassy: Trziste 15, 118 #01 Prague 1
mailing address: use embassy street address
telephone: [420] (2) 5753-0663
FAX: [420] (2) 5753-0583 |
| Legal System |
Civil
law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; has not accepted compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction; legal code modified to bring it in line with
Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) obligations
and to expunge Marxist-Leninist legal theory |
| Languages |
Czech |
| Currency |
Euro |
| Currency Code |
Euro |
| Exchange Rate |
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| Holidays |
Czech Founding Day, 28 October (1918) |
| 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 |
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| Road Side Assistance |
National Autmobile Emergency telephone no. 1230 |
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