The General Introduction

Petr Sládeček 5/21/2018 [email protected] Contents

1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION 2. HISTORY 3. PEST Analysis of the Czech Republic 4. SWOT Analysis of the Czech Republic 5. MISCELLANEOUS - Education, Top Industry Brands, Science, Fashion & Design, Art, Patterns of Culture and Lifestyle 6. TEST ☺ 7. Q / A 8. YOUTUBE VIDEO: The Czech Fact Sheet: True or False?

2 General Introduction Source: http://www.klima.cz/images/mapa_CR.jpg

4 , Moravia and Silesia

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The Czech Republic is divided into 14 regions (Higher Territorial Self-governing Units) now, 5 which came into effect on 1st January 2000. The Basic Territorial Self-governing Unit is the municipality . The Czech Republic

50°05′N 14°28′E50.083°N 14.467°E

Official language(s) Czech

Population – 2011 census 10,562,214 – Density 134/km2 (84th) 341/sq mi

Labour – 5,3 million

Ethnic groups (2011, census) 63.7% , 4.9% Moravians, 0,1 % Silesians, 1.4% Slovaks, 0.4% Poles, 0.1% Germans, 0.5 % Ukrainians, 0.2% Russians, 26% others / undeclared. Foreign permanent residents – 5% of the total population (118,000 Ukrainians, 84,000 Slovaks, 83,000 Vietnamese, 36,000 Russians)

Area – Total 78,866 km2 (116th)

Capital – Prague

Major cities – Prague (1,257,158), Brno (371,371), Ostrava (303,609), Plzen (168,808), Liberec (101,865), Olomouc (100,233), Usti nad Labem (95,464), Ceske Budejovice (94,754), Hradec Kralove (94,318), Pardubice (90,401)

Neighbourhood with Poland (716 km), (810 km, Austria (466 km) and Slovakia (215 km). 6 The Czech Republic

Czech Government – Parliamentary republic, representative democracy: President Miloš Zeman, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš

Legislature – Parliament: Upper house Senate, Lower house Chamber of Deputies

Formation – Principality of Bohemia c. 870 – Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 – Czechoslovakia 28 October 1918 – Czech Republic 1 January 1993

GDP (PPP) 2017 – Per capita $32, 6

Unemployment 4,8 % (2018)

Average Gross Income 29 050 CZK (2017)

HDI (2017) 0.878 (28th)

Religion 34.2% of the population stated they had no religion, 10.3% was Roman Catholic, 0.8% was Protestant (0.5% Czech Brethren and 0.4% Hussite), and 9.4% followed other forms of religion both denominational or not (of which 863 people answered the are Pagan) 45.2% of the population did not answer question about religion. Source: Czech National Census, 2011

Currency Czech koruna (CZK) Exchange rate 1 EURO = 25 CKR, 1 USD = 20 CKR , app.

7 History Slavs (6th and 7th century AD) Celts (5th century BC–2nd century AD)

Source: http://www.os-obroda.cz/grafika/clanky/foto4-keltove.jpg

Source: http://www.kevinwafer.com/celts/images/map.jpg 9 Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor St. Wenceslaus, Duke of (1316–1348) Bohemia (907– 935)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Charles_IV- John_ Source: http://regiony.ic.cz/clanky/praha/vaclav_v.jpg Ocko_votive_picture-fragment.jpg/250px-Charles_IV-John_Ocko_votive_picture-fragment.jpg

10 The Hussites Movement (1415–1419–1434–1471) Jan Hus Jiri z Podebrad

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11 The Habsburgs (1526–1918) Maria Theresa Rudolf II Franz Joseph I

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Rudolf II, 1590, foto wikimedia

Martin van Meytens, Marie Theresa with her family, 1754, foto wikimedia

12 Language and National Revival (late 18th–19th century)

Josef Jungmann

Bozena Nemcova

Foto: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/ c/c9/Josef_Jungmann_CT.jpg/228px

Foto: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Jan_Vil%C3%ADmek__Franti% C5%A1ek_Palack%C3%BD.jpg Josef V. Hellich, Božena Němcová, 1845, foto http://www.orlicky.net/zpravy/11619558921323941956/fotobig3.jpg 13 Industrial Development (19/20th century) Emil Skoda

Josef Ressel

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Foto: http://www.cbx.ro/uploads/pics Emil Kolben /tatra_president_1897.jpg

14 Industry (20th century)

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15 Czechoslovakia (28/10/1918)

First President Tomas Garrigue Masaryk

Source: http://www.csr-prezidenti.ic.cz/masaryk.jpg

16 The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Nazi Occupation (1939–1945)

Munich Agreement, 1938 Film „Osvobozeni Prahy“, dir. Otakar Vavra, 1975

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Foto: http://storage.bontonfilm.cz/images/large/983400b15a97c31f025618627abe7b5b.jpg 17 The Socialist Czechoslovakia (1948–1989)

Foto: http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/525180_410959508929711 Foto: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Letna_stalin_sousosi.jpg/800px 18 The Czech Republic (1/1/1993)

1999 2004 Vaclav Havel Vaclav Klaus

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19 Future?

20 PEST analysis Euro 2020 EU Regulatory Framework European Economic Growth

Rise of Service Economy Power of Social Media, Fake News Rise of Shared Economy

Ageing of Population AI, Automation, Industry 4.0

Work-Life Balance Migration „SMART“ Cities etc. Basic Income? 22 SWOT analysis STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES 1. High Economic Growth, Low 1. Lack of Strategy, Direction Unemployment and Inflation 2. Low Lateral Mobility of Workforce, 2. Accessible Health and Inflexible Labor Market Social Services 3. Transport Infrastructure/Roads 3. Low Poverty and Social Exclusion 4. Inefficiencies in Public Administration, 4. Skilled, Educated and Governance and Business Environment Flexible Workforce 5. Ethical Issues, Corruption 5. Low Public Debt, Stable Financial 6. Alcohol, Tobacco and Soft Drugs Sector Consumption 6. High Personal Security OPPORTUNITIES THREATS 1. Central Location in Europe 1. EU desintegration 2. Motivation 2. Political populism, radicalism 3. Service Economy Growth 3. Terrorism, War 4. Culture / Nature Partnership 4. Bureaucracy Paralysis, High Administrative Burden

24 Miscellaneous Education, Top Czech Brands, Science, Fashion & Design, Art, Patterns of Culture and Lifestyle 26 http://www.czechtop100.cz/files/100obdivovanych2017/ct100obdivovanych2017- 1.png

2727 Science

Leader in nanotechnologies:

150 companies (e.g. Kertak, Elmacro, Nanovia, Nafigate, NanoSPACE), 100+ public and private R&D centres

More at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/business/global/to-czech-industry-everything-is-nano.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 28 Fashion & Design

Foto: wallpaper.com, meetczechdesign.cz, londondesignfestival.com 29 Arts

Milan Kundera

Karel Capek

Foto: http://denikreferendum.cz/assets/pictures/4521/hp_main/n9446488204_378719_6398.jpg?1272532144, http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172803153l/219318.jpg , http://www.antonin-dvorak.cz/images/pruhledny-portretAD.gif : http://www.antonin-dvorak.cz/images/pruhledny-portretAD.gif , http://www.arara.cz/i/imgs_orig/018/117018.jpg http://www.artesmon.cz/cz/files/products/716%20- 30 %20Viola%20Bohuslava%20Martinu_m.jpg , http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_250/MI0000/991/MI0000991036.jpg?partner=allrovi.com Patterns of Culture and Lifestyle

AND … ☺ „jaromír jágr“ „psi a kočky“ „pivo“ Jára Cimrman

„hospoda“ „lidové písně a tance“ „karel gott“

„chlebíčky“ „fesťák“ „chata“ „sbírka“ „minisukně“ „bazén“ „výlet“ „knedlíky“ Source http://www.freiheit.cz 31 THANK YOU Funny Czech Facts. True or False? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9AixyNA5dw Sources and Supporting Addresses:

- VE ČERNÍK, Ji ří. Czech society in the 2000s: a report on socio-economic policies and structures . 1st ed. Prague: Academia, 2009. 286 s. ISBN 978-80-200-1750-5.

- ENGLUND, Terje B. The Czechs in a nutshell: a user's manual for foreigners . Praha: Baset, 2004. 279 s. ISBN 80-7340-051-0. www.oecd.org http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home/ www.czso.cz www.mfcr.cz www.mpo.cz www.czechinvest.cz www.czech.cz

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