State Day in the Czech Republic

People all across the CZECH REPUBLIC (Czechia) are celebrating their country's State Day today. This Central European country achieved independence from Austria-Hungary in 1918 as Czechoslovakia. Happy State Day!

Czech Republic Exports

The following items are major exports of the CZECH REPUBLIC: automobiles, chemicals, coal, fruit, fuel, glass, graphite, hops, kaolin, machinery, metal, potatoes, processed food, raw materials, sugar beets, transportation equipment, and wheat. According to the International Monetary Fund (data.imf.org), countries and territories buying and importing most of those exports (February 2017 statistics) include Germany (top importer), Slovakia, Poland, the United Kingdom, France, Austria, Italy, Spain, Hungary, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United States, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, China, Turkey, Denmark, and Israel.

Czech Republic Quiz

See if you can answer these quiz questions pertaining to the CZECH REPUBLIC (Czechia) without the help of literary resources and the Internet. Answers are provided at the end — good luck!

1)      Czech Republic's western historic region is Bohemia, known for its Bohemian glass, castles, and rolling-plain landscapes. One historic region in the east (other one: Czech Silesia) is known as what?
A — Trebova
B — Moravia
C — Ostrava

2)      Established in 1348, the oldest university in the Czech Republic and Central Europe in general is ____________________.
A — Charles University
B — Palacký University
C — Mendel University

3)      What color is the triangle on Czech Republic's flag?
A — red
B — white
C — blue
D — orange

4)      Which of the following items was not invented by a Czech person?
A — soft contact lenses
B — chairs
C — sugar cubes
D — arc lamps

5)      True or false: Boasting over 2,000 castles, the Czech Republic is sometimes known as the Castle Capital of the World (unless you prefer Wales to have that honor).


















ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . Moravia

Question 2:
A . . . . . Charles University

Question 3:
C . . . . . blue

Question 4:
B . . . . . chairs

Question 5:
True

So, how did you do? Thanks for taking this quiz! Map image is credited to National Geographic's Mapmaker Interactive (↗)

Czech Republic Endangered Species

As of May 18th, 2015, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for the CZECH REPUBLIC in Central Europe lists only 5 critically endangered species and 18 endangered species. Fortunately, the Czech Republic does not have any extinct species on the IUCN Red List. The five critically endangered species are the European Eel, European Mink, Slender-billed Curlew, Sociable Lapwing, and Spengler's Freshwater Mussel. Some endangered species include the Danube Salmon, Freshwater Pearl Mussel, Hungarian Thorn hawthorn tree, Saker Falcon, and Yellow-breasted Bunting.

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Countries with Z in their Names

There are sixteen countries with Z in their names. Two countries start with the letter Z: Zambia and Zimbabwe. Other countries with the letter Z in their names are Azerbaijan, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, New Zealand, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela. Zaire was a former Z country, but that became the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Vodní Nádrž Skalka

Vodní Nádrž Skalka is one of the westernmost lakes of CZECH REPUBLIC. It is located very close to the border with Germany. The Eger River runs through the eastern and western sides of the lake. Located east/southeast of the lake, Cheb is a city with a population over 30,000.

Czech Republic (Czechia)

Known as ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA by Czech citizens, the CZECH REPUBLIC (Czechia) is a landlocked country located in Central Europe. The four surrounding countries are Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the east and southeast. Situated east of the north-south Vltava River, the capital of Czech Republic is Prague (Praha). Other major cities in this country include Brno, České Budějovice, Liberec, Ostrava, and Plzeň (Pilsen). The currency is the Czech Koruna, and its ISO 4217 currency code is CZK.