Czechia — Country Profile
Population, GDP, natural resources, leaders and history of Czechia: the Magna Factbook country file, with its Magna Power score (--/100, ranked #-- of 195).
Last updated: October 2026
Czechia is in Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria. It covers 78,867 sq km. Terrain: Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country. Climate: temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters.
| Capital | Prague |
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| Population | 10,838,703 (2025 est.) |
| GDP (PPP) | $521.928 billion (2024 est.) |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $48,000 (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP growth | 1.1% (2024 est.) |
| Inflation | 2.4% (2024 est.) |
| Unemployment | 2.6% (2024 est.) |
| Public debt | 36.8% of GDP (2016 est.) |
| Exports | $239.259 billion (2024 est.) |
| Imports | $216.741 billion (2024 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 78.6 years (2024 est.) |
| Median age | 44.4 years (2025 est.) |
| Urbanization | 74.6% of total population (2023) |
| Government | parliamentary republic |
| Independence | 1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia) |
| Languages | Czech (official) 88.4%, Slovak 1.5%, other 2.6%, unspecified 7.2% (2021 est.) |
Czechia’s GDP is $521.928 billion (2024 est.) in purchasing-power-parity terms. At official exchange rates it stands at $345.037 billion (2024 est.). Real GDP grew 1.1% (2024 est.). See where Czechia ranks among all 195 countries by GDP.
POWER --/100 — The Magna Power score is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — nine components, 135 indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.
Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
Little moved in Jul–Sep 2026: no crisis, no windfall. The quarter simply confirmed the country's standing course.
Deeper forces — trade patterns, regional stability, institutional strength — will decide the trajectory; three months rarely do.
- What our model rewards: inflation tamed at 2.4%; a current-account surplus of $6 billion — the world pays it more than it pays out
Graphite, Timber.
Energy is the physical base of economic power — what a country can generate, move and burn decides what it can build, sell and defend.
| Electricity access | 100% (2022 est.) |
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| Installed capacity mix (CIA) | fossil fuels: 45.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); nuclear: 40.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); solar: 4.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); wind: 0.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); hydroelectricity: 2.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Energy consumption per capita (CIA) | 136.306 million Btu/person (2023 est.) |
| Primary energy consumption (OWID) | 392.8 TWh (2024) |
| Electricity generation (OWID) | 73.0 TWh (2024) |
| Energy per capita (OWID) | 36,590 kWh per person (2024) |
| Electricity generation mix (OWID) | Nuclear 40.7%, Coal 36.5%, Solar 5.5%, Gas 5.1%, Hydro 3.6%, Wind 0.9%, Oil 0.5% (2024) |
| Low-carbon share of electricity (OWID) | 57.8% (2024) |
| Carbon intensity of electricity (OWID) | 413.9 gCO2/kWh (2024) |
Sources: CIA World Factbook, Energy section; Our World in Data (IEA/Ember), 2024.
Trade shows what the world buys from a country and what the country must buy from the world — the balance between the two is a direct measure of economic leverage.
| Exports | $239.259 billion (2024 est.) |
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| Imports | $216.741 billion (2024 est.) |
| Trade balance (calculated) | Surplus of $22.5 billion (2024), calculated from the CIA export and import figures above. |
| Key industries | motor vehicles, metallurgy, machinery and equipment, glass, armaments |
Source: CIA World Factbook, Economy section.
Andrej Babiš — Prime Minister. President Petr PAVEL (since 9 March 2023)
Czechia maintains 91 embassies and 16 consulates abroad, hosts 87 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, UN Geneva, EU Brussels, NATO Brussels, OECD Paris, UNESCO Paris, OSCE Vienna, CoE Strasbourg. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.
| Embassies abroad | 91 |
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| Consulates abroad | 16 |
| Foreign missions hosted | 87 |
| Multilateral missions | UN New York, UN Geneva, EU Brussels, NATO Brussels, OECD Paris, UNESCO Paris, OSCE Vienna, CoE Strasbourg |
Source: Abroad: Lowy GDI 2024 via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_diplomatic_missions . Hosted: Consular Affairs Center in-country ranking, Mar 2026. Multilateral rosters as for AUT.
Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.
| Sea access | Landlocked — no seacoast; exports move through transit corridors across neighbouring countries. |
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| Airports (total) | 252 + 107 heliports (registration prefix OK) |
| Railways | 9548 km |
| Pipelines | 7,160 km gas, 675 km oil, 94 km refined products (2016) |
Major airports
Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) — Karlovy Vary; Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) — Mošnov; Pardubice Airport (PED) — Pardubice; Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) — Prague; České Budějovice South Bohemian Airport (JCL) — České Budějovice; Brno-Tuřany Airport (BRQ) — Brno.
Terminals
| River ports | Prague (Vltava) |
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Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02
| Political system | parliamentary republic |
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| Next election | No election currently scheduled. |
POWER --/100 Ranked #-- of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Czechia.
Historical timeline of Czechia
This profile covers the population, economy, natural resources, leaders, and history of Czechia — with the Bureau’s live national-power score of --/100, ranking #-- of 195 countries.
What is Czechia's power score?
Czechia has a Magna Power score of --/100. The score measures structural power — the proven capacity to shape events — across nine components.