Czechia

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About Czechia

The capital of Czechia is Prague. Prague is the seat of national government for Czechia, a country in Central Europe.

Czechia has a population of about 10.9 million people, the 87th largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Czechia covers 78,865 square kilometers (30,450 square miles), making Czechia the 117th largest country in the world by area.

Czechia borders 4 countries: Austria, Germany, Poland and Slovakia.

Life expectancy at birth in Czechia is 79.9 years, the 52nd highest of any country in the world.

Czechia is in Europe, in the Central Europe region. Czechia is one of 53 countries and territories in Europe.

Data updated April 1, 2026

Statistics and world rankings for Czechia
Populationtotal people	10.9Mpeople	87th
Land Areatotal km²	78.9Kkm²	117th
GDP per PersonUSD per person	$31.8K	52nd
Total GDPUSD · whole economy	$345.1B	44th
Life Expectancyyears, at birth	79.9years	52nd
Urban Population% living in cities	72.7%	79th
Internet Users% of people online	86.0%	72nd
Fertility Ratechildren per woman	1.45births/woman	169th
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per year	14.0Marrivals/year	28th
Forest Cover% of land forested	34.7%	90th
Unemployment Rate% of labor force	2.6%	163rd
Military Spending% of GDP	1.5%of GDP	84th
Renewable Energy% of energy use	17.2%	117th
Inflation Rateannual CPI change	10.7%	36th
Beer Consumptionliters per year	184.1L/year	1st
Coffee Consumptionkg per year	4.3kg/year	21st
Wine Consumptionliters per year	18L/year	21st
Education Spending% of GDP	4.3%of GDP	83rd
Health Spending% of GDP	8.4%of GDP	52nd
Arable Land% of land arable	32.7%	25th
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/year	$11.9B	31st

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 CZ · alpha-3 CZE · Central Europe