Česko
Area: 78 886 km
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Population: 10.3 million (rounded)
Capital city: Prague
Currency: 1 Czech crown = 100 hellers, 1 euro = 28.43 Czech crowns (CZK) (dec. 2005)
National day: 28 October
EU membership: 1 May 2004 (EU)
Head of State: President Václav Klaus
Head of Government: Prime Minister Jiři Paroubek
Foreign Minister: Cyril Svoboda
Government: Coalition: Ceská strana sociálne demokratická (CSSD, Czech Social Democratic Party, 70 seats), Krestanská a demokratická unie - ceskoslovenská strana lidová (KDU-CSL, Christian Democratic Union, Czechoslovak People’s Party, 21 seats), Unie svobody - Demokratická unie (US-DEU, Freedom Union – Democratic Union, 10 seats)
Parliament: Bicameral: Poslanecká Snemovna, 200 members, elections every 4 years, 5 % threshold, Senát, 81 members
GDP: €86 239 million (2004, rounded)
GDP per capita in PPS: €15 700 (2004, estimate, rounded)
Economic growth in real terms: + 4.4 % (2004, rounded)
Links:
Head of State: http://www.hrad.cz
Head of Government: http://www.vlada.cz
Foreign Minister: http://www.mzv.cz
Parliament: http://www.psp.cz
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