3.  The capital of Czech Republic is Prague.  The official language of Czech Republic is Czech.  Land Size of Czech Republic is 78,866 sq km.  Literacy rate is 99%.  Czech Republic borders four countries, which are Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria.   Czech Republic are the world heaviest consumers of beer.

4.  The country is divided into two main region, Bohemia in the west and Moravia in the East.  Bohemia is a plateau, ringed by low mountains and hilly regions.  Moravia is mainly a low-land of fertile plains and intervening hills.  The highest point in Czech Republic is Mount Snezka, which rises to 5,256 feet above sea level.  The two major rivers of the Czech Republic are Vltava and Elbe.

5.  The Czech Republic has a continental type of climate, with warm summers and cold winters.  Annual precipitation for the country as a whole is usually about 20 inches (510 mm).  The average temperature in Czech Republic is 7.8 °C (46 °F).

6.   The Czech Republic is one of the least religious countries in the world, with about 59 percent of the population in Czech Republic being agnostic, atheist, or non- believer. About 26.8 percent is Roman Catholic while 2.5 percent is Protestant.   The population is approximately 10.3 million, with Czech (94%), Slovak (1.8%), Roma (1.9%), and the rest made up of Silesian, Polish, German, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.  The Czechs are a plain-spoken, even-tempered people, revealing a spectrum of cultural, religious and political influences that is surprisingly broad for such a small country. such a small country.  The official language in Czech Republic is Czech.

7.  The currency in Czech Republic is the Czech Koruna.  Czech Republic’s economy is divided into three groups including agriculture 5%, industry 35%, and sevices 60%.  Czech Republic’s import partners are Germany 32.6%, Italy 5.3%, China 5.2%, Slovakia 5.2%, France 4.9%, Russia 4.6%, Austria 4.3%, Poland 4.2%.  Czech Republic’s export partners are Germany 37.1%, Slovakia 8%, Austria 6.3%, UK 5.4%, Poland 4.8%, France 4.7%, Italy 4.5%, Netherlands 4.1%. UK 5.4%, Poland 4.8%, France 4.7%, Italy 4.5%, Netherlands 4.1%.  Energy sources include fossil fuel: 76.1%, hydro: 2.9%, other: 1%, nuclear: 20%.  Czech Republic’s main industries are metallurgy, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, glass, and armaments.  Czech Republic’s main agricultural products are wheat, potatoes, sugar beats, hops, fruit, pigs, and poultry.

8.  The first ethnically identifiable inhabitants of the area, Celtic people, lived there from the fourth century BCE until about the second century CE.  They were followed by a Germanic people who left during the so-called migration of nations in the fifth century.  The Czechs lost their national independence to the Austrian-Hungarian Empire in 1620 at the Battle of White Mountain, and for the next 300 years, White Mountain, and for the next 300 years, were ruled by the Austrian Monarchy.  With the collapse of the monarchy at the end of World War I, the independent country of Czechoslovakia War I, the independent country of Czechoslovakia was formed.  On January 1, 1993,the republics split into two separate states : Czech Republic & Slovakia.

9.  The current president( since 2003), and a former prime minister (1992-1997) of Czech Republic is Vaclav Klaus.  He is only the second president of Czech Republic.  The leader of the Civic Democratic Party and the current prime minister(since 2010) of Czech Republic is Petr Necas.  Previously, from 4 September 2006 to 8 May 2009, Necas was a Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor and Social Affairs.  Czech Republic elections consist of a total of 200 seats.

11. ・ The official name of Hungary is Hungarian republic ・ Hungary is one of the thirty most popular tourist destinations of the world, attracting 8.6 million tourists a year ・ Hungary is one of the oldest country in Europe. ・ The largest city in Hungary, Budapest is also its capital and its cultural, economic and industrial center. Time differences: 6 hours ahead of Washington D.C (8 hours later than Japan Currency: Forint (1 Forint equals about \ 0.356441862

12. ・ Hungary is a landlocked country located in Central Europe and it is on the northeast of Romania and the south of Slovakia. ・ Hungary has a area of 93,030 square kilometers. ・ The Danube River divides Hungary and the capital, Budapest. The Danube River is the Second longest river in Europe, it flows through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine. ・ The highest point in Hungary is Mount Kekes (1,014m) in Matra Mountains.

13. Type of climate: Hungary has a continental climate. ・ Hungary has cold, cloudy, humid winter and they have warm summers. ・ The temperature in the summer time is about 27 to 35 degrees Celsius. In the Winter time it is about 0 to -15 degrees celcius.

14. Population: Hungarian population is 9,976,062. 1.8 million live in Hungary. Language: 93.6 ％ of the Hungarian population speak Hungarian and the other 6.4% are unspecific. Religion: Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, lutherran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6% other or unspecific 11.1%. Hungarian culture is part of what makes travel to Hungary so intriguing. Hungary's people take pride in their culture, which differs from neighboring cultures due to the historic connection with the Magyars a tribe that settled over 1000 years ago.

15. Exports 61.1% of machinery and equipment, 28.7% of other manufactures, 6.5% of food products, 2% of raw materials and 1.6% of fuel and electricity. 17% automobile Export partner: Germany 25.5%, Italy 5.5%, UK 5.4%, Romania 5.3%, Slovakia 5.1%, France 4.9%, Austria 4.7% Imports: machinery 50%, fuel and electricty 11%, food products, raw materials. Import partners: Germany 26.6%, Russia 7.7%, China 6.5%, Austria 5.9%, Netherlands 4.4%, Poland 4.3%, Italy 4.2%

16. Type of Government: Parliamentary democracy The current president of Hungary is Pal Schmitt (August 6 th 2010-present) and the previous president was Laszlo Solyom. ( August 5 th 2005 – August 6 th 2010) ・ The current Prime Minister of Hungary is Viktor Orban (May 29 2010 - present) and the previous Prime Minister was Gordon Bajnai(April 14 2009 - May 29 2010) ・ In election the Hungarian government has 386 seats. ・ The president of the Hungarian republic elect by the National assembly every five years.

17. Independence: November 16 th 1918 Became a Christian kingdom in AD.1000 The kingdom became part of polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collasped during World War II In 1956, a revolt and an announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. Hungary held its first multiparty election in 1990 and intiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU five years later. In 2011, Hungary assumed the six month rotating presidency of the EU for the first time.

19.  The full and official designation for Slovakia is the Slovak Republic Slovakia’s area is 49,030 square kilometers. Population density of Slovakia is 107.5 people per square kilometer. Around 90 percent of the Slovaks have had secondary education, amongst the highest rates in the EU.

20.  Slovakia is divided into two physical regions which are: the Carpathian mountains and Pannonian Basin.  Major rivers in Slovakia include the Danube, Váh, Hron, Hornád, and Laborec. Most of these rivers are important sources of hydroelectric power.  Gerlachovský Peak, in the Tatra Mountains, is Slovakia's highest point, it reaches 8,711 feet (2,655 m).  Lowlands occur in the Danube Basin in the southwest, and near where the Slovakian, Ukrainian, and Hungarian borders meet.

21.   Slovakia is located in the temparate zone and has a continental climate with warm, relatively dry summers and cold, humid winters.  Slovakia receives 50cm of rain in lowlands and 200 cm in mountains.  The annual temperature in northern is  The annual temperature in northern is 6°C and 11°C in the south.

22.  Slovakia’s culture is often referred to as Slovak, as that is their official language.  Slovakia’s population is 85.8%Slovak, 9.7% Hungarian, 1.7% Roman, 1% Ukrainian and 1.8% unspecified cultures.  Slovakia’s religion contains 68.9% Roman Catholic, 10.8% Protestant, 4.1% Greek Catholic, 3.2% unspecified and 13% no religion.

23.  Slovakia joined the EU in 2004 and changed its currency to Euro in 2009.  Slovakia has the highest GDP growth in all of the EU, therefore its economy is known as the tiger economy.  Slovakia has relied on heavy industries (industries of coal mining, machinery and steel) from the 1900s.  Slovakia is very dependent on imports of natural resources.

24.  The land of Slovakia was first inhabited 4000 years ago, by Celts, Germanic tribes and Romans.  Slavik people first to Slovakia in 5 th and 6 th century.  After World War I, Slovakia became part of the Czechoslovakia Republic.  Slovakia separated in 1993 from Czech Republic, and developed a Democratic Government.

25.  Slovakia’s Government is the Parliamentary Democracy.  Public voters can vote from the age of 18 like most democratic countries  Slovakia developed their constitution and established their first laws in 1 st September 1993.  The head of the Executive Branch is the president and the Slovakia’s current president is Ivan Gašparovič.

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