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Czechia: Flag and Facts

The flag of Czechia has a white stripe on top, a red stripe below, and a blue triangle pointing in from the left side.

Official name
Czech Republic
Capital
Prague
Region
Central Europe
Population
11 million (2025)
Languages
Czech, Slovak
Currency
Czech koruna
Area
78,865 km² (30,450 sq mi)
People
Czech
Calling code
+420
Highest point
Snezka 1,602 m
Independence
1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech…)
National symbols
silver (or white) double-tailed rampant lion

About Czechia

Czechs and Slovaks left the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I to create Czechoslovakia. Nazi Germany occupied the Czech lands before World War II, and a communist coup in February 1948 put the reunited state under Soviet influence. Warsaw Pact troops invaded in 1968 to stop reforms.

Czechoslovakia split on 1 January 1993, creating the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In the west lies Bohemia, with rolling plains and hills ringed by low mountains, and Moravia in the east is very hilly. With no coastline, the lowest spot is the Labe (Elbe) River at 115 meters. Snezka, at 1,602 meters, is the top. Prague, the capital, has about 1.3 million people, and summers are cool while winters are cold and cloudy.

Did you know?

  • A silver double-tailed lion standing on its hind legs is the national symbol.
  • The Czech anthem asks a question: Where is My Home?
  • Czechs celebrate Czechoslovak Founding Day on 28 October, marking 1918.

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Questions about Czechia

What currency does Czechia use?

The Czech koruna, written Kč.

Is Czechia landlocked?

Yes. It has no sea coast, which is why its lowest point is a river.

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