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GeographyLocation: Central Europe, southeast of Germany
Area: Land boundaries: total 1,880 km, Austria 362 km, Germany 646 km, Poland 658 km, Slovakia214 km Coastline: 0 km
PeoplePopulation: 10,432,774 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 0.26% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 13.46 births/1,000 population Death rate: 10.85 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 8.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 1.84 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Czech 94.4%, Slovak 3%, Polish 0.6%, German 0.5%, Gypsy 0.3%, Hungarian 0.2%, other 1% Religions: atheist 39.8%, Roman Catholic 39.2%, Protestant 4.6%, Orthodox 3%,other 13.4% Languages: Czech, Slovak
Literacy:
can read and write
Government
Names:
Type: parliamentary democracy Capital: Prague Independence: 1 January 1993 (from Czechoslovakia) Constitution: ratified 16 December 1992; effective 1 January 1993
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $76.5 billion National product real growth rate: 2.2% National product per capita: $7,350 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 10.2% Unemployment rate: 3.2%
Electricity:
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| The Mother Nature was kind to Olympic athletes and spectators. The average high temperature during the Games was 89 degrees with an average low of 72 degrees. Highest temperature registered (20 July) - 99 degrees. Lowest high temperature registered is 79 degrees (28 July). |