Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 230V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Czech Republic
- +420
What every visitor should know about Czech Republic:
- Money
- The currency is the Czech koruna (CZK). 10 CZK is worth about US$0.55, or €0.39.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4.5 out of 5 (Very safe)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Car theft
- Capital
- Prague
- Tap water
- Excellent. Water from the tap is safe to drink.
Czech Republic facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 10,211,904
- Language
- Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8%
- Ethnicity
- Czech 90.4%, Moravian 3.7%, Slovak 1.9%, other 4%
Economy
- GDP
- US$26,800 (per capita)
- Income equality
- Very high