The present-day Czech Republic was first populated by Celts in the 4th century B.C. The Celtic Boii tribe gave the country its Latin name = Boiohaemum (Bohemia). The Celtics were later replaced with the Germanic tribe (around 100 A.D.) and the Slavic peoples (6th century).

09/01/2019 · 1. The Czech Republic ranks as the seventh safest country to live in the world. In the 2019 Global Peace Index, the country has placed in top ten safest countries similarly to previous years. 2. The country’s expat community is huge. There are more than 535,000 foreign-born residents living in the Czech Republic excluding the ones who already obtained the Czech …

Prague is the only major city in Europe that wasn’t extensively bombed in WWII. For this reason, you will find many of the buildings in the historic centre standing as originally built, some dating to the Middle Ages! There are lots of Czech Republic history to be discovered here. 5. The Czech Republic is famous for its beer

History of the Czech Republic. For earlier history of the area, including Bohemia and Moravia as well as Czechoslovakia, see Czechoslovak region, history of. The Czech Republic came into being on January 1, 1993, upon the dissolution of the Czechoslovak federation. At the time of the separation, the federation’s assets were divided at a ratio of ...

The Czech Republic is a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group. The Czech Republic made economic reforms such as fast privatizations. Annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth stood at around 6% until the outbreak of the recent global economic crisis.

The original Budweiser can be found in the Czech Republic. The Czech city of Pilsen is the home of pilsner. Former Czech president Václav Havel used to take visiting heads of state to local pubs to have a beer. Beer is known to have been brewed in the Czech Republic since 993 AD.

Facts & Figures. Map of Czech Republic. President: Milos Zeman (2013) Prime Minister: Bohuslav Sobotka (2014) Land area: 29,836 sq mi (77,276 sq km); total area: 30,450 sq mi (78,866 sq km) Population (2014 est.): 10,627,448 (growth rate: 0.17%); birth rate: 9.79/1000; infant mortality rate: 2.63/1000; life expectancy: 78.31. Capital and largest ...

13/10/2021 · The Czech Republic contains the historic regions of the Kingdom of Bohemia to the west, Moravia to the east and Czech Silesia to the northeast. 10. Prague was the seat of the Holy Roman Emperor during the reign of Charles IV and consistantly one of the largest cities in the Holy Roman Empire.