Information on Czech republic

Czech Republic, a landlocked country in Central Europe, gained independence on January 1 1993, when the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (Czechoslovakia) was dissolved. The country boasts of the world's first beer museum, the first brewing textbook and some of the world's best beers.

Czech Republic is made up of the historic regions of Bohemia and Moravia, and part of Silesia. The country is bound towards the north by Poland, to the northwest and west by Germany, to the south by Austria, and to the east by Slovakia.

Czech Republic consists mainly of evergreen forest vegetation. The main deciduous trees are oaks, beeches, birches, poplars, and willows. Wildlife of the country includes rabbits, pheasants, deer, and boar.

Two main regions-Bohemia and Moravia make up the entire country. Bohemia is located in the west while Moravia is located in the east. Part of the region of Silesia occupies the north-central section of the country. The main rivers of the Czech Republic are the Elbe (known locally as the Labe), the Vltava, the Ohre, the Morava, the Lužnice, the Jihlava, and the Svratka. The Sázava, Odra (Oder), and Opava few other important rivers.

The Czech Republic has a humid, continental climate, with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in Prague ranges from -5°C (22°F) to 0°C (33°F) in January and 12°C (53°F) to 23°C (74°F) in July. Temperatures generally decrease with increasing altitude. Prague receives an average annual rainfall of 530 mm. But it is usually the summer months that see the heaviest rains.