The Czech Republic was founded in January 1993 when the former Czechoslovakia split into two republics, the Republic of Slovakia and the Czech Republic which includes the two well known regions of Moravia and Bohemia.
The Czech Republic covers an area of approximately 79,000 square kilometers with Germany on its western border, Slovakia to the east, Poland to the north and Austria to the south.



The Czech Republic has a population of approximately 10,827,529.
The overwhelming majority, some 95%, are Czechs and 3% are Slovaks.
Approximately 40% of the population are Roman Catholics, 5% are Protestants and some 40% do not define themselves as having any religious beliefs.