Before you go...

THE CZECH REPUBLIC BASIC DATA

General Information
Name: Česká Republika (the Czech Republic)
Area: 78 864 sq. km (30 450 sq miles)
Population: 10,330,518 (1994)
Minorities: Romany, Slovak, Ukrainian
Official Language: Czech
Bordering Countries: Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Austria
Capital: Praha (Prague) (Population: 1,213,800)
President: Václav Klaus

The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union, United Nations Organization, NATO and WTO.

Currency: 1 Czech crown (CZK) - 100 hellers, EUR 1 = CZK 29 (January 2006)
Exchange rates: Exchange rates

National Holidays: Jan. 1; Easter Mon., May 1, May 8, July 5-6, September 28, October 28, November 17, December 24-26

Time zone: Central European Timezone; GMT+1 (seasonal changes CET/CDT); EST/EDT +6 hours

Voltage: 230V/50Hz

Video System: PAL

Working hours: Offices mostly 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., shops, banks and post offices until 6 p.m., on Saturdays shops and some post offices 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. Supermarkets are open also on Sundays until late hours.

Payments: Banks and hotels accept all convertible currencies, traveller's cheques and credit cards (Visa, Europay/Master-Card, American Express)

Speed limits: Highways 130 km/h (mph), trunk roads 90 km/h (55 mph), urban 50 km/h (31 mph)
Motorway permission stickers are on sale at border crossings and petrol stations.

Tipping Customs: Round the bills up by about 10%

More information :

* www.visitczechia.cz
Everything you need to know before setting out to the Czech Republic

* www.mzv.cz
Information about visa formalities

* www.czech.cz
Information about the Czech Republic

* www.czechtourism.com
The Czech Republic's main tourism website

* www.czecot.com
Czech tourism website

* www.uamk.cz
Information for motorists

* www.vlak-bus.cz
Up-to-date bus and train information in and out of the Czech Republic

* www.csa.cz
CZECH AIRLINES flight schedules and information

* www.portal.gov.cz
Czech public information portal