History of Ceska Republika : Colors of the flag, red, white, and blue. Czech Republic is a landlocked country that is about the size of South Carolina. They are have a Catholic background and also include ethnic backgrounds of Moravian and Slovakian. The capital is Prague (Praha) and they operate their government in the form of a parliamentary democracy. Czech Founding Day is October 28th (1918) and in 1993 Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Current leadership is President Vaclav KLAUS. Military branches include the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint Forces Command, Support and Training Forces Command. General Info Basic Facts about Czech Republic Neighbouring states Germany, Poland, Austria, Slovakia Population 10,300.000 Capital Prague (Population 1.2 million) Official language Czech Climate Climate Table Religion 31.7% believers (predominantly Roman Catholics), 58.3% of the population - nondenominational Political system Parliamentary democracy Currency Czech crown (CZK), 1 CZK = 100 hellers Time Zone Central European Time (GMT +1) from April to October (GMT +2) State and Public Holidays January 1 Day of restoration of the independent Czech state, New Year's Day variable Easter Monday May 1 May Day May 8 Day of Liberation from Fascism July 5 Day of the Slav missionaries Cyril and Methodius July 6 Master Jan Hus September 28 Day of Czech statehood October 28 Day of foundation of the independent Czechoslovak state (1918) November 17 Day of struggle for freedom and democracy December 24 Christmas Eve December 25 Christmas Day December 26 Boxing Day