MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE EU - CZECH REPUBLIC
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe and became a separate state in 1993 after Czechoslovakia split into two countries. The most important sectors of the Czech Republic’s economy in 2014 were industry (32.6 %), wholesale and retail trade, transport, accommodation and food services (17.9 %) and public administration, defence, education, human health and social work activities (14.9 %). The Czech Republic’s main export partners are Germany, Slovakia and Poland while its main import partners are Germany, Poland and Slovakia. Capital : Prague Geographical size : 78 867 km² Population : 10 512 419 (2014) Population as % of total EU population : 2.1 % (2014) GDP : € 154.739 billion (2014) Official EU language(s) : Czech Political system : parliamentary republic EU member country since : 1 May 2004 Seats in the European Parliament : 21 Currency : Czech koruna (CZK) Schengen area member? Yes, Schengen Ar...