Czechia: capital, population, area and flag
Czechia is a country in Eastern Europe (Europe). Its capital is Prague. The population is about 10.9M (#88 of 193) and the area is about 78,871 km² (#115 of 193).
Key facts
- Capital
- Prague
- Region
- Europe / Eastern Europe
- Population
- 10,886,878 (2025) #88 of 193
- Total area
- 78,871 km² (2024) #115 of 193
- Population density
- 141.3 people/km² (2024) #65 of 193
- GDP (total)
- $391B (2025) #41 of 189
- GDP per capita
- $35,917 (2025) #35 of 189
- Life expectancy
- 80.0 years (2024) #41 of 193
- Distance from Japan
- 9,070 km #120 of 192
- Area compared with Japan
- about 1/5 that of Japan
- Population compared with Japan
- about 1/11 that of Japan
- Main languages
- Czech
- Currency
- Czech Koruna (CZK)
- Calling code
- +420
- Time zone (capital)
- UTC+1 (observes daylight saving time)
- Time difference from Japan (standard time)
- 8 h behind Japan
- Driving side
- Right
- Capital location
- 50.09°N 14.42°E
Population of Czechia, 1950–2100 (Japanese)
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Map of Czechia
Capital: Prague
Neighbors by land
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Czechia in world rankings
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Questions about Czechia
What is the capital of Czechia?
The capital of Czechia is Prague.
What is the population of Czechia?
Czechia has a population of about 10.9M (2025), #88 of 193 among countries.
How big is Czechia?
Czechia covers about 78,871 km², #115 of 193 among countries.
Which continent is Czechia in?
Czechia is in Europe, in the region of Eastern Europe.
What currency and languages are used in Czechia?
The currency is the Czech Koruna. Main languages: Czech.
How does Czechia compare with Japan in size and population?
The area of Czechia is about 1/5 that of Japan, and its population is about 1/11 that of Japan.
How far is Czechia from Japan?
The capital, Prague, is about 9,070 km from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in a straight line.
What is the time difference between Czechia and Japan?
The capital, Prague, is on UTC+1 in standard time: 8 h behind Japan. The difference changes by one hour during daylight saving time.
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