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Czechia
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast.
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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.0 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 8.1
- Economy 7.5
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.4
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 12 (list of 2026.10.02), EU 4 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Prague
- Population
- 10,882,341 inh.
- Area
- 78,865 km²
- Currency
- CZK
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Petr Pavel
Head of Government
Andrej Babiš
Government in office 15 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères
Petr Macinka
Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic
Jaromír Zůna
ministre tchèque de l'Intérieur
Lubomír Metnar
ministre des Finances de la République tchèque
Alena Schillerová
ministre de la Justice de la République tchèque
Jeroným Tejc
ministre de l'Éducation, de la Jeunesse et des Sports
Robert Plaga
ministre de la Santé
Adam Vojtěch
Minister for Regional Development
Zuzana Mrázová
Minister of Industry and Trade
Karel Havlíček
Minister of the Czech Republic without portfolio
Boris Šťastný
ministre de l'Agriculture
Martin Šebestyán
ministre de l'Environnement
Igor Červený
ministre de la Culture de la République tchèque
Oto Klempíř
ministre des Transports
Ivan Bednárik
ministre du Travail et des Affaires sociales
Aleš Juchelka
Parliament
Chambre des députés
200 seats
Chair Tomio Okamura
Inception 1993
Sénat
81 seats
Inception 1996
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
391 G$
GDP / capita
35,917 $
Growth
2.6 %
Inflation
2.5 %
Unemployment
2.8 %
Defense / GDP
1.9 %
Life expectancy
80.0 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.85/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
95/100
Corruption (CPI)
59/100
Press freedom (RSF)
83/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#39
Annual budget
6.5 Md$
Defense effort
1.8 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
240 Md$
Imports
222 Md$
Balance
18 Md$
Top exports
- 19.5% Voitures + pièces (Škoda) 47 Md$
- 17.0% Machines + ordinateurs 41 Md$
Top imports
- 11.0% Voitures + pièces 24 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
86%
-
GBR
91%
-
FRA
95%
-
DEU
95%
-
RUS
13%
-
CHN
23%
Abstention: 9%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2026-10-09
Last election
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2025-10-03
ANO 80 seats, Civic Democratic Party 52, STAN 22 (of 200) · turnout 69.0%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.915/1
Gini
25.7
Refugees hosted
395,559
Refugees originating
794
National anthem
Kde domov můj
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- NATO
- EU
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Visegrád Group
- Three Seas Initiative
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,814 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 7,270, or ×1.3.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)