Czech Republic Government

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The government of the Czech Republic, or Czechia, is a parliamentary republic with the president as the head of state while the prime minister is the leader of the government. The government structure has been as it is from the time the Czech Republic gained its independence when Czechoslovakia was dissolved in 1992. The government structure is as stated in their constitution which was adopted on December 16, 1992

Czech Republic citizens aged 18 years and over can vote in the general elections. The official campaign period in the Czech Republic begins sixteen days before the Election Day and ends 48 hours before voting begins. The Czech Republic is a multi-party state with two major political parties being the Social Democratic Party and the Civil Rights Party. The general elections are held every five years, and the president can serve for a maximum of two successive terms. The only living former president of Czech Republic is Vaclav Klaus who is the second president of the Nation. The president usually appoints the prime minister who is the government head.

The Czech parliament building is located in Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. The residence of the head of state in the Czech Republic is the Prague Castle, which was built in the 9th century. It was the seat of power of the king of Bohemia and also the home to all the former presidents of Czechoslovakia. The castle represents all the architectural styles used in the last millennium. The president also has a summer residence in a castle located in Lany village which is 35 km west of the capital city. The official home of the prime minister is Kramais villa which is situated at Gogolova, the Hradcany district of the capital city. Friedrich Ohmann designed the villa and built from 1911 to 1914.

Some of the political parties in the Czech Republic include ANO, the Civic Democratic Party, and the Freedom and Direct Democracy.

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Published on 2019-11-06


Capital	Prague
Languages	Czech (official) 95.4%, Slovak 1.6%, other 3% (2011 census)
Ethnic Groups	Czech 64.3%, Moravian 5%, Slovak 1.4%, other 1.8%, unspecified 27.5% (2011 est.)
Religion	Roman Catholic 10.4%, Protestant (includes Czech Brethren and Hussite) 1.1%, other and unspecified 54%, none 34.5% (2011 est.)
Government	Parliamentary republic
Independance	1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia); note - although 1 January is the day the Czech Republic came into being, the Czechs commemorate 28 October 1918, the day the former Czechoslovakia declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as their independence day
Area	78,867.00 km²
Water Area	1,620.00 km²
Land Area	77,247.00 km²
Population	10,644,842.00 A fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, but the northern and eastern regions tend to have larger urban concentrations
Location	Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria
No. Bordering Countries	4
Bordering Countries	Austria 402 km, Germany 704 km, Poland 796 km, Slovakia 241 km
GDP(PPP)	$351,000,000,000.00 (USD)
GDP (Per Capita)	$33,200.00 (USD)
Export Partners	Its major export partners are Germany, Slovakia, and Poland.
Export Commodities	Its main exports are machinery and transport equipment, raw materials, and fuel.
Import Partners	Its major import partners are Germany, China, and Poland.
Import Commodities	Its major imports include machinery and transport equipment, raw materials, and chemicals.
Climate	Temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Terrain	Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country
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