Czechia - Government
Based on the etymolgy of Czechia, it was name derives from the Czechs, a West Slavic tribe who rose to prominence in the late 9th century A.D.; the tribal name is said to come from an ancestral chief. The Government system in this country is the parliamentary republic type and the different Administrative divisions includes: 13 regions (kraje, singular - kraj) and 1 capital city* (hlavni mesto); Jihocesky (South Bohemia), Jihomoravsky (South Moravia), Karlovarsky (Karlovy Vary), Kralovehradecky (Hradec Kralove), Liberecky (Liberec), Moravskoslezsky (Moravia-Silesia), Olomoucky (Olomouc), Pardubicky (Pardubice), Plzensky (Pilsen), Praha (Prague)*, Stredocesky (Central Bohemia), Ustecky (Usti), Vysocina (Highlands), Zlinsky (Zlin)
National symbols
Silver (or white) double-tailed rampant lion.
The flag
The National flag of Czechia has .
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The National Anthem
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More about the government of Czechia
| Date of Independence | 1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia) |
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| National holiday | Czechoslovak Founding Day, 28 October (1918) |
| Legal system | new civil code enacted in 2014, replacing civil code of 1964 based on former Austro-Hungarian civil codes and socialist theory |
| International law organization participation | has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
| Constitution | |
| History | Previous 1960; latest ratified 16 December 1992, effective 1 January 1993 |
| Amendment process | Passage requires at least three-fifths concurrence of members present in both houses of Parliament |
| Citizenship | |
| Citizenship by birth | no |
| Citizenship by descent only | at least one parent must be a citizen of Czechia |
| Dual citizenship recognized | no |
| Residency requirement for naturalization | 5 years |
| Executive Branch | |
| Chief of state | President Petr PAVEL (since 9 March 2023) |
| Head of government | Prime Minister Petr FIALA (since 17 December 2021) |
| Cabinet | Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister |
| Election/appointment process | president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (limited to 2 consecutive terms); prime minister appointed by the president for a 4-year term |
| Most recent election date | 13-14 January 2023, with a second round on 27-28 January 2023 |
| Election results | 2023: Petr PAVEL elected in the second round; percent of vote in the first round - Petr PAVEL (independent) 35.4%, Andrej BABIS (ANO) 35%, Danuse NERUDOVA (Mayors and Independents) 13.9%, Pavel FISCHER (independent) 6.8%; percent of vote in the second round - Petr PAVEL 58.3%, Andrej BABIS 41.6% 2018: Milos ZEMAN reelected president in the second round; percent of vote - Milos ZEMAN (SPO) 51.4%, Jiri DRAHOS (independent) 48.6% |
| Expected date of next election | by January 2028 |
| Legislative branch | |
| Legislature name | Parliament (Parlament) |
| Legislative structure | Bicameral |
| Judicial branch | |
| Highest court(s) | Supreme Court (organized into Civil Law and Commercial Division, and Criminal Division each with a court chief justice, vice justice, and several judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 justices); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 36 judges, including the court president and vice president, and organized into 6-, 7-, and 9-member chambers) |
| Judge selection and term of office | Supreme Court judges proposed by the Chamber of Deputies and appointed by the president; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate; judges appointed for 10-year, renewable terms; Supreme Administrative Court judges selected by the president of the Court; unlimited terms |
| Subordinate courts | High Court; regional and district courts |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | |
| Chief of mission | Ambassador Miloslav STAŠEK (since 16 September 2022) |
| Chancery | 3900 Spring of Freedom Street NW, Washington, DC 20008-3803 |
| Telephone | [1] (202) 274-9100 |
| FAX | [1] (202) 966-8540 |
| Email address and website | [email protected] https://www.mzv.cz/washington/ |
| Consulate(s) general | Chicago, Los Angeles, New York |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | |
| Chief of mission | Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires David WISNER (since June 2025) |
| Embassy | Trziste 15, 118 01 Praha 1 - Mala Strana |
| Mailing address | 5630 Prague Place, Washington DC 20521-5630 |
| Telephone | [420] 257-022-000 |
| FAX | [420] 257-022-809 |
| Email address and website | [email protected] https://cz.usembassy.gov/ |
| National heritage | |
| Total World Heritage Sites | 17 (16 cultural, 1 natural) |
| Selected World Heritage Site locales | Historic Prague (c); Historic Telč (c); Historic Český Krumlov (c); Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape (c); Historic Kutná Hora (c); Holy Trinity Column, Olomouc (c); Karlovy Vary Spa (c); Zatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops; Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops (n) |
Key Political parties and their leaders in Czechia
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International organization participation
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