Quick Facts - Czech Republic
Capital: Prague
Political system: Parliamentary republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 30 June 1993
Population: 10 505 445 (2012)
Population density: 136.2 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Czech
Non-nationals of total population: 4.0 % (2011)
Population density: 136.2 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Czech
Non-nationals of total population: 4.0 % (2011)
Funding (2010)
Culture as share of total central government spending: 1.66 %Government expenditure on culture: 1 099 637 000 Euro
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 105.00 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: 33.75 %
Employment (2009)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 1.70 %Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: 21.60 %
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: 16.76 %
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 104 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 68 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 1 383 USD (135 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 1.3 times (2010)Internet penetration rate: 70.7 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 1/1/1993European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Entered into force 1/3/2007
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Not yet signed
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Acceded on 12/08/2010
Country Directory 
Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334