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Czech Republic

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Capital:	Prague
Area size:	77280 sq. km Slightly smaller than Austria
Time zone:	Standard Time GMT +1, Summer Time GMT +2
Currency:	Koruna
Area code:	(+) 420
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Continental, cold, dry winters, hot, humid summers.

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Czech (official); Romani (minority language)
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2007	10.3 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	10.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	10.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	10.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	10.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	10.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	10.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	10.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
11.2 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
Czech 81 percent, Moravian 13 percent and Slovak 3 percent
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Catholic 39 percent, atheist 40 percent, Protestant 4 percent, Orthodox 3 percent
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	73.5 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	73.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	73.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	73.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	73.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	73.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	73.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	74.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1920
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2006)

Percentage of population under 15

2005	14.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	15.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	15.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	15.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	16.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	16.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	75.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	75.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	75.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	75.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	74.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	72.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	72.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	72.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	72.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	71.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	71.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	79.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	78.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	78.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	78.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	78.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	78.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2006	3 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	3 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2006	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	No data available percent
1995-2000	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	4 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	9 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	32	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	30	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	31	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	32	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	32	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	33	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2006	No data available percent
1996-2005	No data available percent
1996-2004	No data available percent
1995-2003	No data available percent
1995-2002	No data available percent
1995-2001	1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2002-2004 average	<2.5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	<2.5 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2004	100 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	No data available percent
2000	No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation

2004	98 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	No data available percent
2000	No data available percent

Literacy - average

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2006	315 per 1,000 people	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2007
2005	315 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	336 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	356 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	360 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	378 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	377 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Cellular telephone subscribers

2006	1190 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	1152 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	1056 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	952 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	844 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	680 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	423 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Internet users

2006	347 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	270 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	252 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	235 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	255 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	147 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	97 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)

2007	41 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	46 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	47 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	51 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	54 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	52 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	47 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	42	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	No data available percent
1990-2004	No data available percent
1990-2002	No data available percent
1990-2001	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2005	11220 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	9200 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	7310 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	6010 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	5750 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	5790 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country�s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2005	124.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	108.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	91.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	75.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	61.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	56.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Annual GDP growth

2005	6.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	4.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	3.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	1.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	2.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	3.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Annual inflation

2005	0.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	3.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	0.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	2.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	4.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	1.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
4.3 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
22.4 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	351 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	351 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	342 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	308 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2005	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2006
2003	<0.1 percent	UNAIDS 2006

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2006	10 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2005	10 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2004	11 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2003	12 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2002	13 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2001	14 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2000	15 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2006	2138	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	3589	UNHCR
2004	4542	UNHCR
2003	6702	UNHCR
2002	6984	UNHCR
2001	1179	UNHCR
2000	810	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2006	1887	UNHCR
2005	1802	UNHCR
2004	1144	UNHCR
2003	1516	UNHCR
2002	1297	UNHCR
2001	1216	UNHCR
2000	1186	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	2.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	2.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	2.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	4.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	4.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	4.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	4.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	4.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	6.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	6.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	6.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	6.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	6.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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