USEFUL INFORMATION
Basic information about the Czech Republic
Area: 78 866 square km
Population:10,29 million inhabitans
Capital: Prague
Location of Prague:In the centre of the Czech Republic, at 50°05″ N and 14°27″E
Area of Prague:496 square km
Population of Prague:1,21 million inhabitans
Official language:Czech
Religion:31, 7 % predominately roman Catholics
58, 3% nondenominational
Climate:Mild continental climate
Average temperature: Summer 26°, Winter - 5°
Political system: Parliamentary democracy
Current President: Vaclav Klaus
Important phone numbers:
Ambulance: 155
Police: 158
City Police: 156
Fire brigade: 150
Public holidays:
1st January New Year's Day
1st May Labour Day
8th May Day of Liberation from Nazism
5th July Day of Slavic missioners Cyril and Metoděj (brought Christianity)
6th July Day of Master Jan Hus (a protestant priest, burned at the stake)
28th September Day of St.Wencezslas
28th October Foundation of Czechoslovakia (1918)
17th November Velvet revolution
24th December Christmas Eve