Outline of the Czech Republic explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Czech Republic:

The Czech Republic (also known as Czechia^[1] ^[2] ^[3]) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. On 1 January 1993, Czechoslovakia peacefully dissolved into its constituent states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic is bordered by Poland to the north, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. Its capital and largest city, with 1.3 million inhabitants, is Prague. It is a pluralist multi-party parliamentary representative democracy, a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, and the Visegrád Group.

General reference

Pronunciation:
- - - Czech Republic Czechia
Common English country name: The Czech Republic
Official short English country name: Czechia^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
Official long English country name: The Czech Republic
Common endonym(s): Česko
Official endonym(s): Česká republika
Adjective(s): Czech
Demonym(s): Czechs
Etymology: Name of the Czech Republic
International rankings of the Czech Republic
ISO country codes: CZ, CZE, 203
ISO region codes: See
Internet country code top-level domain: .cz

Geography of the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is: a landlocked country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Europe
    - Central Europe
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of the Czech Republic
  - High: Sněžka 16030NaN0^[7]
  - Low: Elbe 1150NaN0
- Land boundaries: 1,989 km

815 km

615 km

362 km

197 km

- Coastline: none
Population of the Czech Republic: 10,900,555 (1 January 2024)^[8]
Area of the Czech Republic: 78,866 km² (30,450 sq mi), 116th in the world
Atlas of the Czech Republic

Environment of the Czech Republic

Climate of the Czech Republic
Renewable energy in the Czech Republic
Protected areas of the Czech Republic
- Biosphere reserves in the Czech Republic
- National parks of the Czech Republic
Wildlife of the Czech Republic
- Fauna of the Czech Republic
  - Birds of the Czech Republic
  - Mammals of the Czech Republic

Natural geographic features of the Czech Republic

Glaciers of the Czech Republic
Lakes of the Czech Republic
Mountains of the Czech Republic
- Volcanoes in the Czech Republic
Rivers of the Czech Republic
- Waterfalls of the Czech Republic
Valleys of the Czech Republic
World Heritage Sites in the Czech Republic

Ecoregions of the Czech Republic

List of ecoregions in the Czech Republic

Administrative divisions of the Czech Republic

Administrative divisions of the Czech Republic

Government and politics of the Czech Republic

Politics of the Czech Republic

Form of government: unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic
Capital of the Czech Republic: Prague
Elections in the Czech Republic
Political parties in the Czech Republic

Branches of the government of the Czech Republic

Executive branch of the government of the Czech Republic

Legislative branch of the government of the Czech Republic

Parliament of the Czech Republic (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate
- Lower house: Chamber of Deputies

Judicial branch of the government of the Czech Republic

Judiciary of the Czech Republic

Foreign relations of the Czech Republic

International organization membership

The Czech Republic is a member of:

Australia Group
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
Central European Initiative (CEI)
Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
Council of Europe (CE)
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
European Space Agency (ESA) (cooperating state)
European Union (EU)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Schengen Convention
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Western European Union (WEU) (associate)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Veterans Federation
Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in the Czech Republic

Law of the Czech Republic

Cannabis in the Czech Republic
Capital punishment in the Czech Republic
Constitution of the Czech Republic
Crime in the Czech Republic
Human rights in the Czech Republic
- LGBT rights in the Czech Republic
- Freedom of religion in the Czech Republic
Law enforcement in the Czech Republic

Military of the Czech Republic

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
Forces
- Army of the Czech Republic
- Navy of the Czech Republic: None (it's a landlocked country)
- Air Force of the Czech Republic
- Special forces of the Czech Republic
Military history of the Czech Republic
Military ranks of the Czech Republic