Czechia - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Czechia. note 1: landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe
note 2: the Hranice Abyss in Czechia is the world's deepest surveyed underwater cave at 404 m (1,325 ft); its survey is not complete, and it could end up being some 800-1,200 m deep. Mother's mean age at first birth is 28.5 years (2020 est.) (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 3 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Geographical data of Czechia
| Location | Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates | 49 45 N, 15 30 E |
| Map references | Europe |
| Tarrain | Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country |
| Natural Resources | hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber, arable land |
| Natural Hazards | flooding |
| Irrigated Land | 220 sq km (2020) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | Labe (Elbe) river source (shared with Germany [m]) - 1,252 km note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth |
| Major aquifers | |
| Land Boundaries | 2,046 km |
| Border Countries | Austria 402 km; Germany 704 km; Poland 699 km; Slovakia 241 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Climate | temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters |
| Area | |
| Total Area | |
| Land Area | 77,247 sq km |
| Water Area | 1,620 sq km |
| comparative Area | about two-thirds the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than South Carolina |
| Maritime Claims | |
| Elevations | |
| Highest point | Snezka 1,602 m |
| Lowest point | Labe (Elbe) River 115 m |
| Mean elevation | 433 m |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 54.8% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 41% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 12.8% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 34.4% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 10.8% (2018 est.) |
Population Distribution
A fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, but the northern and eastern regions tend to have larger urban concentrations
People and Society
In Czechia, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Czech 57.3%, Moravian 3.4%, other 7.7%, unspecified 31.6% (2021 est.)
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.04% (2024 est.) |
| Birth rate | 9.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Death rate | 12 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Health expenditure | 9.2% of GDP (2020) |
| Physicians Density | |
| Hospital bed Density | 6.6 beds/1,000 population (2018) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.73 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.85 (2024 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | 48.4% (2023 est.) |
| Literacy | NA |
| Education expenditures | 5.1% of GDP (2020 est.) |
| Net Migration rate | 2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Nationality | Czech | Czech(s) |
| Languages | |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 7%, other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6% (includes Evangelical United Brethren Church and Czechoslovak Hussite Church), believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9.1%, none 47.8%, unspecified 30.1% (2021 est.) |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 15.7% (male 871,303/female 826,896) |
| 15-64 years | 63.8% (male 3,542,298/female 3,373,127) |
| 65 years and over | 20.5% (2024 est.) (male 922,136/female 1,302,130) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 57.4 |
| Youth dependency ratio | 25.2 |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 32.2 |
| Potential support ratio | 3.1 (2021 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 44.2 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 42.7 years |
| Female | 45.7 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 74.6% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.2% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.323 million PRAGUE (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.71 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.97 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 2.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
| Male | 2.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 2.4 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 78.6 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 75.6 years |
| Female | 81.8 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.9% of population |
| Improved: rural | rural: 99.8% of population |
| Improved: total | total: 99.9% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.1% of population |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 0.2% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
| Improved: rural | rural: 100% of population |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 0% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020 est.) |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 12.73 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 6.77 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 2.73 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 3.24 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 30.7% (2020 est.) |
| Male | 35% (2020 est.) |
| Female | 26.4% (2020 est.) |
Demographic profile
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