Canada-Czechia fact sheet

General Information

Capital: Prague

Population (million): 11

Total Area: 78,866 km²

Currency: 1 CAN$ = 17.29 Koruna (CZK) (2021 - Annual average)

National Holiday(s): October 28, Independent Czechoslovak State Day

Language(s): Czech

Representation

Foreign Representation in Canada: Ambassador Borek Lizec

Canadian Representation Abroad: Ambassador Ayesha Patricia Rekhi

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 Petr PAVEL

Head of Government: Prime Minister Petr FIALA

Ministers: Foreign Affairs: Jan Lipavsky; Interior and 1st Deputy PM: Vit Rakusan; Labour and Social Affairs, Deputy PM: Marian Jurecka

Main Political Parties: SPOLU political alliance (Civic Democratic Party, Christian Democrats and TOP 09), Pirati-STAN alliance (Pirates and Mayors), Freedom and Direct Democracy, ANO 2011

Elections: President (5-year term): Next in 2028. Senate (overlapping 6-year terms): Last in 2022. Chamber of Deputies (4-year term): Next in 2025.

Economic Information: (2022)

	Czechia	Canada
GDP: (Billions)	$235.76	$1,754.82
GDP per capita	$22,406.01	$45,294.35
GDP Growth rate: (%)	1.867	3.295
Inflation: (%)	16.343	6.897
Unemployment: (%)	2.5	5.291

Product Trade and Investment

	Total	Year
Canadian Exports:	$237,666,838	2022
Canadian Imports:	$973,418,702	2022
Foreign Direct Investment In Canada	$112,000,000	2022
Canadian Direct Investment in Country	$250,000,000	2022

Bilateral Product trade: Canada - Czechia

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Trade Balance	-495,503,867	-508,878,564	-467,455,096	-624,053,419	-735,751,864
Trade Exports	277,605,593	310,399,380	217,918,381	228,284,614	237,666,838
Trade Imports	773,109,460	819,277,944	685,373,477	852,338,033	973,418,702

21 HS Sections (2022): Canada - Czechia

	Canadian Exports to Czechia
1 - Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and other transportation equipment	77,879,655
2 - Products of the chemical or allied industries	44,036,745
3 - Machinery; mechanical, electrical and electronic appliances or equipment	37,357,576
4 - Food products, beverages, spirits, vinegar and tobacco products	23,970,508
5 - Clocks, watches and specialized instrumentation	17,476,277

21 HS Sections (2022): Canada - Czechia

	Canadian Imports from Czechia
1 - Machinery; mechanical, electrical and electronic appliances or equipment	426,722,449
2 - Base metals and articles of base metal	130,825,335
3 - Plastics, rubber and articles made from these materials	87,070,413
4 - Miscellaneous manufactured articles	77,282,649
5 - Clocks, watches and specialized instrumentation	53,610,283