Geography:
The Czech Republic is situated in the centre of Europe and sometimes it is called a heart of the Europe. It has a population of 10 million people and covers an area about 80,000 sq. km. The Czech borders are the oldest one in the Europe. We border with Germany in the west with nature border made by the Ore Mountains, the Czech Forest and Šumava range. The border with Poland are made by the Jizerské Mountains, the Giant Mountains the Eagle Mountains and the Jeseník Mountain range. Border with Austria are made by the Dyje river and the border with Slovakia are made by the Morava river and White Karpat hills. Czech Republic consists of three lands: Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. Natural border between Moravia and Bohemia are made by Bohemian-Moravian Highland. The biggest mountain in Czech Republic is Sněžka (1612m) in Giant Mountains and the longest river is Vltava. Other important rivers are Labe, Jizera, Ohře, Svitava, Svratka, Dyje, Morava and Oder. At the southern Moravia the fertile lowlands can be found. Our republic lies in the Temperate Zone. We haven’t a sea. There are the warmest areas in Southern Moravia and the coldest area in the Giant Mountains. The average annual rainfall is about 600cm.
Population:
The biggest city is the capital, Prague and it has about one million inhabitants. The other big cities are Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň, České Budějovice, Hradec Králové. The major nationalities living here are Czech and Moravian, but there are also minority groups such as the Silesians, the Romes, the Poles, the Germans, the Ukrainians and the Russians.
