Canada-Czech Republic fact sheet
Czech Republic
Official Title:
Czech Republic
General Information
Capital: Prague
Population (million): 10.64
Total Area: 78,866km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 17.3 koruna (CZK) (2019- Annual average)
National Holiday: October 28, Independent Czechoslovak State Day
Language(s): Czech
Political Information
Type of State:
Republic
Type of Government:
Parliamentary Democracy. Bicameral parliament (Parlament Ceske republiky) with 81-seat Senate (Senat) & 200-seat Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecka snemovna). President directly elected. Prime Minister (leader of the majority party or the majority coalition) appointed by the President after elections. Cabinet appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. Administrative divisions: 13 regions and 1 capital city.
Head of State:
President Milos Zeman
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Andrej Babis
Ministers:
Foreign Minister: Tomáš Petrícek
Deputy PM, Industry and Trade: Karel Havlícek
Deputy PM, Finance: Alena Schillerová
Main Political Parties:
Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (ANO), Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD), Civic Democratic Party (ODS), Czech Pirate Party (Pirates).
Elections:
President (5-year term): Next in 2023. Senate (overlapping 6-year terms): Next in October 2020. Chamber of Deputies (4-year term): Next in 2021.
Economic Information (2019)
| Type | Czech Republic | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| GDP: ($ billion) | 324.94 | 2,277.52 |
| GDP per capita: ($) | 30,544.68 | 60,806.37 |
| GDP growth rate: (%) | 2.57 | 1.64 |
| Inflation: (%) | 2.86 | 1.95 |
| Unemployment: (%) | 2 | 5.67 |
Source: IMF (estimates)
Product Trade and Investment (2019)
Canadian exports to country: $310,399,380
Canadian imports from country: $818,767,591
FDI in Canada: $ million
CDI in the country: $540 million
Source: Statistics Canada
Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Borek Lizec
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Ayesha Patricia Rekhi
Please note that all statistics reflect Canadian dollars, with some figures reflecting the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the figure is unavailable.
| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $194,992,797 | $583,220,979 |
| 2016 | $173,573,761 | $542,760,913 |
| 2017 | $193,721,609 | $625,808,968 |
| 2018 | $277,605,593 | $773,084,050 |
| 2019 | $310,399,380 | $818,767,591 |
| Section | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Animal & Prod. | $1,645,468 | $489,109 |
| 02 Veg. Prod. | $2,829,497 | $887,726 |
| 03 Fats, Oils & Waxes Prod. | $10,851 | $2,415 |
| 04 Food Prod. | $12,928,063 | $16,143,029 |
| 05 Mineral Prod. | $398,759 | $232,685 |
| 06 Chemical Prod. | $38,803,015 | $32,342,106 |
| 07 Plastics, Rubber Prod. | $7,559,725 | $75,922,454 |
| 08 Leather, Fur Prod. | $283,241 | $1,094,604 |
| 09 Wood Prod. | $3,208,759 | $1,739,485 |
| 10 Paper Prod. | $1,400,647 | $4,220,518 |
| 11 Textiles Prod. | $1,965,932 | $21,989,248 |
| 12 Dress Access. | $427,281 | $5,473,674 |
| 13 Glass & Stone Prod. | $1,451,545 | $25,378,367 |
| 14 Precious Metals/stones | $51,602 | $642,579 |
| 15 Base Metal Prod. | $10,227,450 | $153,578,533 |
| 16 Mach. Mech. Elec. Prod. | $64,337,117 | $336,580,972 |
| 17 Vehicles and Equip. | $137,251,347 | $31,463,098 |
| 18 Specialized Inst. | $13,708,232 | $40,876,368 |
| 19 Arms & Ammunition | $361,521 | $13,084,562 |
| 20 Misc. Articles | $7,544,309 | $55,021,262 |
| 21 Antiques | $305,975 | $71,615 |
November 2020
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF
