| Capitale | nome: Prague coordinate geografiche: 50 05 N, 14 28 E differenza di tempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: the name likely derives from an old Slavic root "praga" or "prah", meaning "ford", and refers to the city's origin at a crossing point of the Vltava (Moldau) River |
| Indipendenza | 1 Gennaio 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia); note - although 1 Gennaio is the day the Czech Republic came into being, the Czechs commemorate 28 Ottobre 1918, the day the former Czechoslovakia declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as their independence day |
| Festa nazionale | Czechoslovak Founding Day, 28 Ottobre (1918) |
| Costituzione | history: previous 1960; latest ratified 16 Dicembre 1992, effective 1 Gennaio 1993 amendments: passage requires at least three-fifths concurrence of members present in both houses of Parliament; amended several times, last in 2013 (2017) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Presidente Milos ZEMAN (da allora 8 March 2013) capo di governo: Prime Minister Andrej BABIS (da allora 13 December 2017); First Deputy Prime Minister Jan HAMACEK (da allora 27 June 2018), Deputy Prime Minister Alena SCHILLEROVA (da allora 30 April 2019) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (limited to 2 consecutive terms); elections last held on 12-13 January 2018 with a runoff on 26-27 January 2018 (next to be held in January 2023); prime minister appointed by the president for a 4-year term election results: Milos ZEMAN reelected president in the second round; percent of vote - Milos ZEMAN (SPO) 51.4%, Jiri DRAHOS (independent) 48.6% |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
