The Czech Republic has common boarder with Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland. The surface is 78 886 km˛ (114. in the world), 2% of the surface is water. We have got 10 306 709 inhabitants which make us the 77th most populated country in the world. Ok, it is really clear, Czech Republic is rather a small country.
Cities
Prague: The Capital of the Czech Republic, 1 171 200 inhabitants.
Brno: The Capital of Moravia, 404 000 inhabitants.
Ostrava: The third biggest city in Czechia, on the norheastern part of the country, close to Poland.
Plzeň: Where all the famous beers come from. Also trams, trains and engines are produced there - in Škoda Plzeň.
Olomouc: Very well known for it´s spicy cheese.
Liberec: Beautiful town under the mountains close to the German boarder.
Districts - Kraje (since 1.1.2000)
Czech Republic is divided into kraje. Here is a list of them (with letter that is used on car license plates):
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Hlavní město Praha (A)
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Středočeský kraj (S)
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Jihočeský kraj (C)
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Plzeňský kraj (P)
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Karlovarský kraj (K)
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Ústecký kraj (U)
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Liberecký kraj (L)
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Královéhradecký kraj (H)
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Pardubický kraj (E)
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Vysočina (J)
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Jihomoravský kraj (B)
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Olomoucký kraj (O)
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Zlínský kraj (Z)
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Moravskoslezský kraj (T)