Czech Republic

The Czech Republic (i/ˈtʃɛk/ CHEK; Czech: Česká republika, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka],short form Česko Czech pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʃɛsko]), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the north. Its capital and largest city, with 1.3 million inhabitants, is Prague. The Czech Republic includes the historical territories of Bohemia and Moravia and a small part of Silesia.

Previously part of Czechoslovakia, and prior to 1918 part of the Austrian land of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

More information on the Wikipedia page and a website on the Czech Republic is at