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The Czech Republic is situated in Central Europe. It is said it lies in the heart of Europe. The Czech Republic is an inland country. Its area is 78,864 km² and it is located in the tem- perate climatic zone.

Our republic has four neighbours. In the north it borders on Poland and in the south on Austria.The shortest border is with Slovakia in the east and the longest with Germany in the west.

The Czech Republic has a population of about 10.3 million. Some inhabitants live in Bohemia, others in Moravia and some in Silesia. Besides Czechs, Moravians and Silesians, different national minorities live here as well.

There are Slovaks, Poles, Germans, Hungarians and Romanians. The capital of the Czech Republic is Prague. Its population is more than 1.2 million people.