- government: Republic
- area: 78886 km2
- capital: Prague
- official language: Czech
- population: 10,3 million
- currency: Czech koruna
- year of joining the European Union: 2004
- GDP (nominal) per capita: 13,800 $ (2006)
- leading religions: Roman Catholicism, atheism
- traditional dish: houskove knedliki (dumplings)
- life expectancy: 75 years
- national sports: hockey, athletics
- calling code: +420
- international license plate codes: CZ
- internet TLD: .cz