Location: The Czech Republic is situated in the centre of Europe, and shares boundaries with Germany, Poland, the Slovak Republic & Austria.
Cities: The capital is Prague (population:1,213,400); other major cities are Brno (372,272), Ostrava (315,442), Plzen(164,336) & Olomouc (102,246).
Area: 30,442 square miles.
Population: 10,319,000 (Prague: 1,213,400).
Language: Czech . Currency: Czech Crowns Kc. Converter: http://www.xe.com/
Telephone Country Code: 00 420
Prague 00 420 2
Brno 00 420 5
Time Zone: GMT + 1 hour (British Summer Time as UK).
National Tourist Office Contacts:
Address:
Ceska centrala cestovniho ruchu / Czech Tourist Authority - CzechTourism,
P.O.Box 32, 120 41 Prague 2, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 221 580 111
Fax: +420 224 247 516
Contact email: czechtourism@czechtourism
cz
Director: Mr Rostislav Vondruska, Ing.
External Relations: Mr Pavel Kosar
PR and Analytic Department: Mr Pavel Klicpera klicpera@czechtourismcz
European Quartet contact: Mr Martin Kosatka, Ing. kosatka@czechtourismcz
Web Department: Ms Eliska Hajnikova, DiS. hajnikova@czechtourismcz
Ms Jitka Rytirova, DiS. rytirova@czechtourismcz