The Czech Republic

The head of state is President and head of government is a Prime Minister.
The Czech Republic is a small land-locked (inland) country, due to its position often called the heart of Europe. The country is nested among mountains in the border regions that form a ring around the country. On that small area live about 10,3 million people. The capital city Prague with 1,2 million inhabitants is also the largest one in the country.
From the historical and cultural point of view, the country is divided into Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia.
Although the CR doesn´t have access to sea and alpine peaks, its territory includes variol landscape.
The highest mountain is Sněžka in the Giant Mountain. The biggest river in the CR is the Elbe which springs  in the Giant Mountains and flows through Germany to the Northern Sea. The Vltava is considered the Czech „national river“, it is the longest river that acrosss the Czech territory. Many Czech river are suitable for canoe-touring.
A typical Czech landscape is a gently rolling one, with a colourful mosaic of fields, meadows and woods. Czech mountains provide good conditions for skiing in winter and hiking in summer. The country has only a few natural lakes, therefore a typic feature of the Czech countryside are fishing ponds. Most of them are located in South Bohemia.
The Czech territory also has numerus mineral water sprint, which are used for balneal purposes and for drinking cures.
Czech republic is particulary rich in castles. Probably most famous castles are Prague Castle and Karlštejn near Prague and the most visited are probably Hluboká Chateau and Lednice Chateau. The Czech has also 3 spa towns – Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně and Františkovy Lázně. (Plzeň is well known for Škoda auto and Pilsner beer.)
About 34% of the country is forested. Agriculture plays a relatively small role in the nation´s export industry (here potatoes, wheat, corn, sugar beets; pigs, cattle, sheep and fowl). The Czech republic has many industries (cars, steelworks, jewellery), it produce f.e. coal, mercury, zinc, lead,iron.