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Visitors
have been pouring in and revelling in the accessibility of
this top tourist destination since things changed with a thump
in 1989. Veteran travellers, meanwhile, are often heard lamenting
about no longer having Prague to themselves. But the Czech
Republic is still all things to all people. While Prague shakes
with excitement, almost everything outside this astonishing
city is still off the beaten tourist track and unspoiled.
Who could complain?
Full
country name: Czech Republic
Area: 78,864 sq km
Population: 10.27 million (growth rate 0.5%)
Capital city: Prague (pop 1.15 million )
People: Czech with minorities of Slovaks, Poles, Germans,
Romanies (also known as Gypsies)and Hungarians
Language: Czech
Religion: 40% Roman Catholic, 10% Protestant
Government: Parliamentary democracy
President: Not determined
GDP:
US$132.4 billion
GDP per head: US$12,900
Annual growth: -2.3%
Inflation: 4.2%
Major industries: Machinery, transport, steel, armaments,
vehicles, cement, ceramics, cotton, beer
Major trading partners: Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Russia,
Italy
Member of EU: no
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