Publication at Third Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové |
2023
Abstract
The Czech Republic is situated in the "heart of Europe" and borders Slovakia, Austria, Poland, and Germany. The CR was part of Czechoslovakia until 1992.
Currently, the CR ranks eighth in terms of population (10.7 million) and 15th in the area (77,247 km2) among the 27 European Union member states, and the standard of living reaches 92.9% of the EU average measured by gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant according to purchasing power parity.