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  Czech Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The republic borders Poland to the north, Germany to the northwest and west, Austria to the south, and Slovakia to the east.
The Czech parliament (Parlament) is bicameral, with a Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká sněmovna) and a Senate (Senát).
With a GDP (PPP) per capita of $19,488, the Czech Republic's per-capita output is approximately two-thirds that of the large Western European economies and approximately on par with that of Portugal, Greece and Slovenia.
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 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a parliamentary democracy, whose head of state is a president, indirectly elected every five years by the parliament.
The Czech landscape is quite varied; Bohemia to the west consists of a basin, drained by the Labe (Elbe) and Vltava rivers, surrounded by mostly low mountains such as the Sudeten with its part Krkonoše, where one also finds the highest point in the country, the Sněžka[?] at 1,602 m.
A large percentage of the Czech population claim to be atheists (59%), and the remainder describe themselves as uncertain.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/cz/Czech_Republic   (1074 words)

  
 Bio at BlinkBits. Czech Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Czech landscape is quite varied; Bohemia to the west consists of a basin, drained by the Elbe (Czech: Labe) and Vltava rivers, surrounded by mostly low mountains such as the Sudeten with its part Krkono?e, where one also finds the highest point in the country, the Sn??ka at 1,602 m.
With a GDP (PPP) per capita of $19,475, the Czech Republic's per-capita output is approximately two-thirds that of the large Western European economies and approximately on par with that of Portugal, Greece and Slovenia.
The border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia is open for citizens of the former Czechoslovakia.Despite very visible presence of cathedrals and church buildings all over the country majority of Czechs (59%) are agnostics or atheists.
www.blinkbits.com /bits/viewforum/czech_republic_bio?f=12714   (2889 words)

  
 Czech Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Czech Republic (Czech: Česká republika), is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1993 announced that the name Czechia (Czech: Česko) is to be used in all situations other than formal official documents and the full names of government institutions http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/EUROPE/cesko2.htm, http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/EUROPE/cesko1.htm, but this is controversial in the Czech Republic http://www.radio.cz/en/article/53850 and has not caught on in English usage.
The Czech landscape is quite varied; Bohemia to the west consists of a basin, drained by the Elbe (Czech: Labe) and Vltava rivers, surrounded by mostly low mountains such as the Sudeten with its part Krkonoše, where one also finds the highest point in the country, the Snezka at 1,602 m.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Czech-Republic.htm   (1044 words)

  
 Czech Republic (08/05)
The Czechs lost their national independence to the Hapsburgs Empire in 1620 at the Battle of White Mountain and for the next 300 years were ruled by the Austrian Monarchy.
The Czech Republic is reducing its dependence on highly polluting low-grade brown coal as a source of energy.
The Czech Republic is a member of the UN and OSCE and has contributed to numerous peacekeeping operations, including IFOR/SFOR in Bosnia and KFOR in Kosovo, as well as Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3237.htm   (4895 words)

  
 :::: Salem Travel Agency - Abu Dhabi, Al Ain ::::
Czech crown (koruna = Kc), 1 Kc=100 halers (haler), at present there are coins in circulation with values of 10, 20, and 50 halers and 1, 2, 5,10, 20 and 50 crowns, and bank notes with values of 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, and 5,000 crowns.
Boat transportation is also available especially in the summer months in areas that are heavily tourist and have appropriate water conditions, primarily certain sections of the Moldau (Vltava), the Elbe (Labe), and on the large reservoirs and lakes.
Czech cuisine is very tasty and can be experienced in first-class restaurants and wine bars as well as in local pubs and restaurants.
www.salemtravelagency.com /czechtt.html   (1317 words)

  
 Czech Republic - Gurupedia
Czech), which was announced by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs already in
The majority of the inhabitants of the Czech Republic (95%) are ethnically Czech and speak Czech, a member of the
Slovaks remained in the Czech Republic and comprise roughly 2% of the current population.
www.gurupedia.com /c/cz/czech_republic.htm   (846 words)

  
 Czech Republic, Czech Republic Chronicle :: Travel to Czech Republic :: Czech Republic Journey :: Czech Republic Travel ...
Czech Republic, republic comprising the historic regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and part of Silesia, in central Europe, bordered on the north by Poland, on the east by Slovakia, on the south by Austria, and on the west and north by Germany.
In the ninth century A.D., the ancestors of the Czechs and Slovaks were united in the Great Moravian Empire, but by the tenth century the Hungarians had conquered Slovakia, and for a millennium the Czechs and the Slovaks went their separate ways.
Adamov : Czech Republic Adamov (in German Adamsthal) is town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.
czech-republic.europe-chronicle.com   (1737 words)

  
 Transportation (from Czech Republic) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The modern Czech nation was inaugurated on Jan. 1, 1993, when the union with Slovakia, dating from 1918, was dissolved; the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia controlled the federal government from...
Of the two new countries, the Czech Republic was the larger, with a land area of 30,441 square miles (78,842 square kilometers), compared to Slovakia's 18,919...
Transportation movements, combined into various systems and networks, are by way of land, water, and air and by such...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-39455   (796 words)

  
 Czech Consulting, sourcing, market research, competitive intelligence, investment advisory - PMR Consulting
The Czech Republic is a multiparty republic with a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
The Czech Republic has two substantial advantages over its neighbours in terms of competing for offshore services investments; these are: a better developed connectivity and technology infrastructure than Hungary and Poland and considerable personnel skills.
Unemployment rate in The Czech Republic risen to the level of 10.4% at the end of 2003 and decreased to 8.4% in May 2004.
www.pmrconsulting.com /index.php?item=countries&subitem=czech_rep&dinks4=1   (669 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional:Europe:Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is located in the Northern Hemisphere, approximately in the middle of the European Continent.
The main rivers running through the Czech Republic are the Elbe (Labe_ (370 km) and the Vltava (433 km) in Bohemia, the Morava in Moravia (246 km), the Dyje (306 km) the Oder (Odra) (135 km) and the Opava rivers (131 km) in Silesia.
The hilly western and middle part of Bohemia is formed by the Czech highlands and the slightly higher mountain ranges of Šumava, Český les, Krušné hory, Krkonoše, Orlické hory and Jeseníky. The West Carpathian Mountains (Beskydy) lie in the eastern part of the country.
dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/Czech_Republic/desc.html   (1292 words)

  
 Travel Czech Republic - Czech Republic Travelling and Hotel Ideas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
It is the main transport hub of the country, and is where most international flights arrive and depart from.
Transport to/from city: Airport bus (Cedaz) every 30 minutes from 0600-2100 (travel time - 30 minutes); 119 and 254 buses run approximately every 10 minutes, from 0425-2340 (travel time - 20 minutes) to the nearest metro station, Dejvická (there are also night-buses in operation); mini-bus taxis to the city centre (24-hour service, surcharge at night).
The most convenient routes to the Czech Republic from Western Europe are via Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Nuremburg, Munich, Vienna, Würzburg or Zurich to Prague.
www.czechhotel-link.cz /transportation.php   (819 words)

  
 Czech Republic
A Hapsburg, Ferdinand I, ascended the throne in 1526.
A union of the Czech lands and Slovakia was proclaimed in Prague on Nov. 14, 1918, and the Czech nation became one of the two component parts of the newly formed Czechoslovakian state.
Czech players follow two-pronged strategy: Czech banks are focusing on institutions and consumers in preparation for the opportunities that EU accession promises to present.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107456.html   (870 words)

  
 IranExpert:Iran, Czech Republic discuss cooperation on transportation
Iranian Charge d' Affairs in Czech Republic Hossein Rezvani and Czech Minister of Transportation Milan Shimonovski discussed in Prague Monday ties between the two nations in the field of transportation.
The Czech official also referred to the historical bilateral ties adding that the said agreement will be signed, following the Czech government approval, and presented at the Iran-Czech Republic joint transportation commission to be held later in summer in Prague.
Czech Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda in Prague earlier in May stressed the need to expand bilateral political and economic cooperation between Iran and the Czech Republic.
www.iranexpert.com /2003/czechrepublic2june.htm   (302 words)

  
 City public transportation - Czech republic
The municipal public transport started in Brno in 1869 when the operation of the horse-drawn carriage track was launched; it was the third in the then Austro-Hungarian Monarchy after Vienna and Budapest.
We have prepared information of some transport enterprises in the largest cities of the country for you, so that you can get acquainted in detail with the principle of their functions, which can differ.
According to Roman reports, the Latin name of the Czech lands Boiohaemum (Bohemia) is derived from the name of the Celtic tribe that settled on the territory of today´s Czech Republic.
www.czech.cz /en/predstaveni_cr/article_detail.aspx?id=2145-City-public-transportation-   (716 words)

  
 Olomouc, Czech Republic - hotels, tours, history, sights, transportation
Olomouc, one of the most important historical and business centres of the Czech Republic is situated in the centre of Moravia.
Olomouc became the capital town of Moravia during the 13th and 14th centuries and in the second half of the 16th century the second Czech university was established there.
On the 11th of April 1995 the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary was officially raised to the status of a Basilica Minor by Pope John Paul II.
www.travelinczech.com /resorts/czech-republic/olomouc   (414 words)

  
 Aerospace Trade Mission to Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic - November 3-7, 2003
The Czech Republic's economic outlook for 2003 and beyond is positive, based on continued inflows of foreign investment and growing consumer demand.
As the Czechs desire a strong U.S. presence in their country and are firm supporters of international efforts to combat terrorism, U.S. products and services should be attractive to the Czech Republic.
The quality of Czech transport networks and systems is generally below the standards of advanced European countries, and modernization of the transport sector is a government priority, as the EU is requiring the Czech Republic, like other EU-accession countries, to make substantial airport infrastructure investments.
www.ita.doc.gov /doctm/aero_poland_romania_czech_1103.html   (1971 words)

  
 Czech Trains
Trains in the Czech Republic are operated by České dráhy (Czech Railways).
The train is a common means of transportation in the Czech Republic.
All Czech cities, towns and many villages have their train stations and are interconnected well enough to make train travel a convenient way of getting from one place to another.
www.myczechrepublic.com /czech-trains.html   (589 words)

  
 Czech Republic: Grassroots Is Path To Power For Kazakh-Born Minister - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
As a young girl living in Kazakhstan in the 1960s, Stehlikova never dreamed that she would one day be a member of the Czech government.
That's when, at the age of 26, she married a Czech man and moved to the northern part of what was then communist Czechoslovakia.
As one of four ministers from the Green Party appointed to the new Czech government in early January, Stehlikova says she has several important goals on her agenda.
www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2007/01/715289eb-74f9-4a5e-a2cc-c569a6d507b2.html   (1037 words)

  
 Ministerstvo vnitra - časopis Veřejná správa - Přehled vybraných článků
The Czech Republic has taken part in the research and science activities of the European Communities even before signing the Supplementary Protocol about the opening of the programs.
The Advisory Section deals with problems in transportation: it explains what happens when the guilty party in a car accident causes injuries to other people, what kind of action can be taken in case of emergency and what is meant by a contribution for the use of integrated transportation.
In the Consultation Section, the head of the Czech Statistical Office explains the origin and function of the NUTS System in the EU and the Czech Republic as far as the fourteen regions are concerned which had been incorporated into the eight standardised statistical NUTS units.
www.mvcr.cz /casopisy/s/summary/1999summ.html   (8782 words)

  
 WWW.PRAGUE-GUIDE.COM - GENERAL INFORMATION FACTS ABOUT THE CZECH REPUBLIC - CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND PRAGUE
Currency: Czech crown (koruna = Kc), 1 Kc=100 halers (haler), at present there are coins in circulation with values of 10, 20, and 50 halers and 1, 2, 5,10, 20 and 50 crowns, and bank notes with values of 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, and 5,000 crowns.
It is possible to rent a small plane from specialized firms for travel and sightseeing in the Czech republic.
In the Czech Republic there is a number of companies that rent out cars.
www.prague-guide.com /czech/fact.php   (1395 words)

  
 Czech Republic
The Czech Government requires that you have proof of finances to pay for your stay and for you to have travel/health insurance and is requiring proof of medical insurance for travelers to the Czech Republic.
Persons driving into the Czech Republic should be aware that a road usage tax sticker is required to drive legally on major highways.
Visit the websites of the Czech Republic’s national tourist office and national authority responsible for road safety at http://www.turistik.cz and http://www.mdcr.cz.
travel.state.gov /travel/czech_republic.html   (1839 words)

  
 NATO/SFOR Informer: The flying hip of Velika Kladusa
The Russian Helicopter Milov type 17 is an aircraft used for observation and transportation by the Czech Republic.
They are from the 33rd Helicopter Base, 332 Squadron, based in Prerov, in the east of the Czech Republic.
The Czech Republic joined NATO last April but is present in Velika Kladusa since 1996.
www.nato.int /sfor/sfor-at-work/fly-hippo/t991116b.htm   (303 words)

  
 Blueprints for Sustainable transport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Transport Policies and activities are not environmentally sustainable: As the European Union's PHARE programme reports, governments and the international financial institutions focus too much on the development of road transport, at the expense of railway transport in particular.
Transport policy is based on the state of progress of economic reform in the Czech Republic.
The Environmental considerations in the Transport Policy aim to secure acceptability of the transport system, while the basic aim of the transport system within the sphere of the environment is to secure its acceptability in terms of the health of the population and the protection of nature.
www.bankwatch.org /publications/studies/transport.html   (15149 words)

  
 Czech Republic Guide
Part of Czechoslovakia until the 'velvet divorce' in January 1993, the Czech Republic has a rich cultural heritage represented by classical composers such as Dvorak and writers like Kafka.
Tourism in the Czech Republic really dates from the 1989 'velvet revolution' when the communists were ousted out and a democratic government was installed with Vaclav Havel as President.
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
www.directferries.co.uk /czech_republic_guide.htm   (623 words)

  
 Czech Republic - Flag - Introduction - Background
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).
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.
www.exxun.com /CzechRepublic/a_fg.html   (370 words)

  
 Ministry of Transportation Czech Republic
Transportation is approving subject catalytic converter for designated vehicles for road operation, provided that all of the rules of using the subject
Owner is obligated to return this certificate to the Ministry of Transportation if said owner is no longer the manufacturer or the importer.
The Czech Ministry of Transportation retains the right to verify that its regulations are being strictly observed.
www.nationalfuelsaver.com /czech.htm   (502 words)

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