The Czech Republic - Česká republika, short form Czechia, is a country in Central Europe. The capital city is Prague - Praha. The Czech Republi is composed of the regions of Bohemia and Moravia. The Czech Republic is former Czechoslovakia. On 1 January 1993, the country split into its two national components - the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. As of 1 January 2009, the Czech Republic holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Czech Republic
Václav Klaus is the current president. The Parliament has two chambers: the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. It is also a member of the OECD, the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group. The Czech Republic ranks top among the former Comecon countries in the Human Development Index.
Prague as well as the rest of the Czech Republic, is a very safe and welcoming to foreign visitors. It is inexpensive to travel to Prague and the stay is very inexpensive once you are there. Peak season generally runs from April to October, also during New Years. One-half of the national income from tourism becomes from Prague. Prague offers approximately 73000 beds in accommodation facilities.
Prague welcomes estimated 3 million tourists a year. Praguse is the true cultural magnificence. Having been an ancient capital of Charles IV Bohemian Kingdom.
Prague is situated on the river Vltava in central Bohemia. Prague has been the cultural and economic centre of the Czech Republic for more than 1000 years. The city of Prague is home to 1.2 million people.
The extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Nicknames for Prague are "the mother of cities", "city of a hundred spires" or "the golden city".
Since 1989, Prague has become one of the world's most popular tourist destinations after London, Paris, Rome, Madrid and Berlin. Prague contains one of the world's most varied collections of architecture.
Some popular sights are; Prague Castle with Saint Vitus Cathedral. Old Town with Old Town Square and The Astronomical Clock. The Old New Synagogue. The New Jewish Cemetery. The picturesque Charles Bridge. National Museum. New Town with Wenceslas Square. Old Jewish Cemetery and Old New Synagogue. The museum of Heydrich assassination in the crypt of the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius. The Dancing House. The Mucha Museum. The gian functional metronome.
