CZECH REPUBLIC
| Landlocked republic in central Europe. Associate member of the European Union (EU). | |
| CAPITAL | Prague (Praha). |
| POPULATION | 10,264,212 (July 2001 estimate). |
| LANGUAGE(S) | Czech. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | 220v. 50 cycles AC. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | 1 koruna = 100 halers. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 45.9024 koruna = £1 (fluctuating rate). |
| TIME | 1 hour ahead of GMT (1 hour ahead of BST). |
DIALLING CODE |
00 420. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1 Jan; 1, 8 May; 5-6 July; 28 Oct; 17 Nov; 24-26 Dec; and Easter Monday. |
| EMBASSY | 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8 4QY. Tel: 020 7243 1115, fax: 020 7727 9654, e-mail: london@embassy.mzv.cz |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | Thunovska 14, 118 00 Prague 1.
Tel: 00 420 2 5753 0278, fax: 00 420 2 5753 0285, e-mail: info@britain.cz Commercial Section: Palac Myslbek, Na Prikope 21, 117 19 Prague 1.
Tel: 00 420 2 2224 0021/2/3, fax: 00 420 2 2224 3625, e-mail: ambabu.uk@btinternet.com |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Czech Republic Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Seifertova 22, 13000 Prague. Tel: 00 420 2 24096 354, fax: 00 420 2
24096 353, e-mail: abo@komora.cz British Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic, Pobr'ez'ni 3, 18600 Prague. Tel: 00 420 2 2483 5161, fax: 00 420 2 2483 5162, e-mail: britcham@britcham.cz |