The Czech Republic is located in the middle of Europe. Covering an area of 78,867 km2, it borders Germany to the west, Poland to the north, Slovakia to the east and Austria to the south. At the end of 1998 there were 10.29 million inhabitants, of whom approximately 65% lived in urban areas. The population consists of 94.4% ethnic Czechs, 3% Slovaks, 0.6% Polish and 0.5% German. Both atheists and Roman Catholics account for about 40% each of the population, with other religious affiliations accounting for the remaining 20%.
The western part of the Czech Republic is called Bohemia and the eastern part consists of Moravia and part of former Silesia. A short period of liberalization was started in the late 1960s but was ended by the Warsaw Pact forces in 1968. The process of democratisation began in 1989, leading to democratic elections in 1990. A legal separation of the Czech and Slovak Republics took place in 1992 and the Czech Republic was established on 1 January 1993.1
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The Czech Republic is located in the middle of Europe. Covering an area of 78,867 km2, it borders Germany to the west, Poland to the north, Slovakia to the east and Austria to the south. At the end of 1998 there were 10.29 million inhabitants, of whom approximately 65% lived in urban areas. The population consists of 94.4% ethnic Czechs, 3% Slovaks, 0.6% Polish and 0.5% German. Both atheists and Roman Catholics account for about 40% each of the population, with other religious affiliations accounting for the remaining 20%.