"Geography
The Czech Republic is an inland country situated in Central Europe. The country borders on Poland in the north, Slovakia in the east, Austria in the south and Germany in the west. The republic is traditionally divided into 3 parts: Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, which are administratively subdivided into 13 regions. The capital city of our republic is Prague.
The population is about 10 million.

Relief
The landscape of the Czech Republic is varied. It can offer probably everything except for the sea. The natural borders are formed by mountain ranges - for example the Giant Mountains, the Šumava Mountains, the Ore Mountains, the Jeseníky or the Beskydy. The highest mountain range are the Giant Mountains with the highest peak Sněžka. Inland, there are highlands and fertile lowlands.
The Czech Republic has many rivers. The longest river is the Vltava and other important are for example the Elbe, the Berounka, the Morava or the Oder.
The dams and water reservoirs (Lipno, Orlík, Slapy, Žermanice, Slezská Harta, Kružberk) are important from energetic points of view. There are only a few natural lakes (Černé a Čertovo jezero), but especially in the south Bohemia, you can find many artificial lakes - the largest is Rožmberk.
On the territory of our country, there are 4 national parks - the Šumava, KRNAP, Podyjí and Czech Switzerland and over 20 protected landscape areas - for example Poodří, Beskydy, Orlické hory, Jizerské hory and others.

Climate
The Czech Republic has a mild continental climate. A year is divided into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each season lasts about three months and there are some differences between them. Summers are hot, the temperature rises to 25 degrees Celsius or more. And winters are cold, the temperature is around zero or below zero.

Economy
The CR has always been an industrial country. The most important industries are engineering, textile, chemical, glass and food industry. Textile and glass industries have a long tradition here. Our country is also rich in minerals. For example, black and brown coal, iron, sand or kaolin are mined.
The agriculture is based on growing corn, potatoes, sugar beet and our “national gold” is hops. In animal production, cattle, pig and fish breeding prevail. "