| Official name: |
Czech Republic
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| Capital: |
Prague
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| Area: |
total: 78,866 sq km
water: 1,590 sq km
land: 77,276 sq km
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| Climate: |
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
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| Location: |
Central Europe, southeast of Germany
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| Geographic coordinates: |
49 45 N, 15 30 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly smaller than South Carolina
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 1,881 km
border countries: Austria 362 km, Germany 646 km, Poland 658 km, Slovakia 215 km
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| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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| Terrain: |
Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Elbe River 115 m
highest point: Snezka 1,602 m
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