| Synopsis: |
After becoming an independent country during the 1990s, the Czech Republic joined the EU in 2004, making it one of the newest members. Its population is 10,200,000. Its ethnic groups are: Czech 90 per cent, Moravian 4 per cent, Slovak 2 per cent, others 4 per cent. Its exports cover: machinery and transportation equipment, chemicals, raw materials and fuels. Its EU export partners include: Germany, Slovakia, Austria, and Poland. Its imports include: machinery and transportation equipment, raw materials and fuels, and chemicals. Its EU Import Partners are: Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Netherlands, and Slovakia. |