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Contents
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
2. HISTORY
3. PEST Analysis of the Czech Republic
4. SWOT Analysis of the Czech Republic
5. MISCELLANEOUS - Education, Top Industry Brands, Science, Fashion & Design, Art, Patterns
of Culture and Lifestyle
6. TEST ☺
7. Q / A
8. YOUTUBE VIDEO: The Czech Fact Sheet: True or False?
General
Introduction
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Source: http://www.klima.cz/images/mapa_CR.jpg
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Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia
The Czech Republic is divided into 14 regions (Higher Territorial Self-governing Units) now,
which came into effect on 1st January 2000. The Basic Territorial Self-governing Unit is the municipality.
Source: eoearth.org
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The Czech Republic
50°05′N 14°28′E50.083°N 14.467°E
Official language(s) Czech
Population – 2011 census 10,562,214 – Density 134/km2 (84th)
341/sq mi
Labour – 5,3 million
Ethnic groups (2011, census) 63.7% Czechs, 4.9% Moravians, 0,1 % Silesians, 1.4% Slovaks, 0.4% Poles, 0.1% Germans, 0.5 % Ukrainians, 0.2%
Russians, 26% others / undeclared.
Foreign permanent residents – 5% of the total population (118,000 Ukrainians, 84,000 Slovaks, 83,000 Vietnamese, 36,000 Russians)
Area – Total 78,866 km2 (116th)
Capital – Prague
Major cities – Prague (1,257,158), Brno (371,371), Ostrava (303,609), Plzen (168,808), Liberec (101,865), Olomouc (100,233), Usti nad Labem
(95,464), Ceske Budejovice (94,754), Hradec Kralove (94,318), Pardubice (90,401)
Neighbourhood with Poland (716 km), Germany (810 km, Austria (466 km) and Slovakia (215 km).
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The Czech Republic
Czech Government – Parliamentary republic, representative democracy: President Miloš Zeman, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš
Legislature – Parliament: Upper house Senate, Lower house Chamber of Deputies
Formation – Principality of Bohemia c. 870 – Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 – Czechoslovakia 28 October 1918 – Czech Republic 1 January 1993
GDP (PPP) 2017 – Per capita $32, 6
Unemployment 4,8 % (2018)
Average Gross Income 29 050 CZK (2017)
HDI (2017) 0.878 (28th)
Religion 34.2% of the population stated they had no religion, 10.3% was Roman Catholic, 0.8% was Protestant (0.5% Czech Brethren and 0.4% Hussite),
and 9.4% followed other forms of religion both denominational or not (of which 863 people answered the are Pagan) 45.2% of the population did not
answer question about religion. Source: Czech National Census, 2011
Currency Czech koruna (CZK) Exchange rate 1 EURO = 25 CKR, 1 USD = 20 CKR , app.
History
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Slavs
(6th and 7th century AD)
Celts(5th century BC–2nd century AD)
Source: http://www.os-obroda.cz/grafika/clanky/foto4-keltove.jpg
Source: http://www.kevinwafer.com/celts/images/map.jpg
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St. Wenceslaus, Duke of
Bohemia (907– 935)
Source: http://regiony.ic.cz/clanky/praha/vaclav_v.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Charles_IV- John_Ocko_votive_picture-fragment.jpg/250px-Charles_IV-John_Ocko_votive_picture-fragment.jpg
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor(1316–1348)
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The Hussites Movement(1415–1419–1434–1471)
Source: http://www.studentpoint.cz/data/resized/files/vzdelani/620x1000-8200-jan-hus-pomnik-upraveno.jpg
Source:http://nd04.jxs.cz/111/093/ef3e2c56df_74522828_o2.jpg
Jiri z PodebradJan Hus
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The Habsburgs(1526–1918)
Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Rudolf II, 1590, foto wikimedia
Martin van Meytens, Marie Theresa with her family, 1754, foto wikimedia
Maria TheresaRudolf II
Franz Joseph I
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Language and National Revival(late 18th–19th century)
Foto: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Jan_Vil%C3%ADmek__Franti%C5%A1ek_Palack%C3%BD.jpg
Foto:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Josef_Jungmann_CT.jpg/228px
Josef V. Hellich, Božena Němcová, 1845, fotohttp://www.orlicky.net/zpravy/11619558921323941956/fotobig3.jpg
Bozena Nemcova
Josef Jungmann
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Industrial Development(19/20th century)
http://maxl.g6.cz/image/portret/Emil_Skoda.jpg
Foto: http://www.cbx.ro/uploads/pics/tatra_president_1897.jpg
Josef Ressel
Emil Skoda
Emil Kolben
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Industry (20th century)
Source: http://www.auto.cz
Source: http://www.savs.cz
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Czechoslovakia (28/10/1918)
Source: http://www.csr-prezidenti.ic.cz/masaryk.jpg
First PresidentTomas Garrigue Masaryk
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The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Nazi Occupation (1939–1945)
Foto: http://leccos.com/pics/pic/mnichovska_dohoda-_mapa.jpg
Foto: wikimedia
Munich Agreement, 1938
Foto: http://storage.bontonfilm.cz/images/large/983400b15a97c31f025618627abe7b5b.jpg
Film „Osvobozeni Prahy“, dir. Otakar Vavra, 1975
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The Socialist Czechoslovakia(1948–1989)
Foto: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Letna_stalin_sousosi.jpg/800pxFoto: http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/525180_410959508929711
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The Czech Republic
(1/1/1993)
http://cms.parlamentnilisty.cz/content/images/0/12968598.jpg
Vaclav Havel Vaclav Klaus1999 2004
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Future?
PEST
analysis
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Euro 2020
European Economic Growth
Rise of Service Economy
AI, Automation, Industry 4.0
„SMART“ Cities etc.
Ageing of Population
Migration
Basic Income?
EU Regulatory Framework
Power of Social Media,
Fake NewsRise of Shared Economy
Work-Life Balance
SWOT
analysis
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STRENGTHS 1. High Economic Growth, Low
Unemployment and Inflation2. Accessible Health and
Social Services3. Low Poverty and Social Exclusion4. Skilled, Educated and
Flexible Workforce5. Low Public Debt, Stable Financial
Sector6. High Personal Security
WEAKNESSES 1. Lack of Strategy, Direction2. Low Lateral Mobility of Workforce,
Inflexible Labor Market 3. Transport Infrastructure/Roads4. Inefficiencies in Public Administration,
Governance and Business Environment5. Ethical Issues, Corruption6. Alcohol, Tobacco and Soft Drugs
Consumption
OPPORTUNITIES1. Central Location in Europe2. Motivation3. Service Economy Growth4. Culture / Nature Partnership
THREATS1. EU desintegration2. Political populism, radicalism3. Terrorism, War4. Bureaucracy Paralysis, High
Administrative Burden
MiscellaneousEducation, Top Czech Brands, Science, Fashion &
Design, Art, Patterns of Culture and Lifestyle
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Science
More at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/business/global/to-czech-industry-everything-is-nano.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Leader in nanotechnologies:
150 companies (e.g. Kertak, Elmacro, Nanovia, Nafigate, NanoSPACE), 100+ public and private R&D centres
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Fashion & Design
Foto: wallpaper.com, meetczechdesign.cz, londondesignfestival.com
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Arts
Foto: http://denikreferendum.cz/assets/pictures/4521/hp_main/n9446488204_378719_6398.jpg?1272532144, http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172803153l/219318.jpg, http://www.antonin-dvorak.cz/images/pruhledny-portretAD.gif : http://www.antonin-dvorak.cz/images/pruhledny-portretAD.gif, http://www.arara.cz/i/imgs_orig/018/117018.jpg http://www.artesmon.cz/cz/files/products/716%20-%20Viola%20Bohuslava%20Martinu_m.jpg, http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_250/MI0000/991/MI0000991036.jpg?partner=allrovi.com
Karel Capek
Milan Kundera
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Patterns of Culture and Lifestyle
„hospoda“
„chlebíčky“
„minisukně“
„knedlíky“
„sbírka“
„jaromír jágr“
„karel gott“
AND… ☺
Jára Cimrman
„výlet“
„psi a kočky“
„lidové písně a tance“
„chata“
„pivo“
„bazén“
„fesťák“
Source http://www.freiheit.cz
THANK
YOUFunny Czech Facts. True or False?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9AixyNA5dw
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Sources and Supporting Addresses:
- VEČERNÍK, Jiří. Czech society in the 2000s: a report on socio-economic policies and structures. 1st ed. Prague: Academia,
2009. 286 s. ISBN 978-80-200-1750-5.
- ENGLUND, Terje B. The Czechs in a nutshell: a user's manual for foreigners. Praha: Baset, 2004. 279 s. ISBN 80-7340-051-0.
www.oecd.orghttp://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home/www.czso.czwww.mfcr.czwww.mpo.czwww.czechinvest.czwww.czech.cz
