Location: centre of Bohemia, west-central Czech Republic. 49°45'N, 15°30'E
Time: GMT +1
Climate: temperate, cool summers, cold, cloudy, humid winters, the average annual temperature is 10°C, in summer months 20°C, in winter 5°C below
Population: 1,215,000 (December 31st, 1995) of which about 50,000 are Westerners living and working in the City
Currency: 1 koruna (Kc) = 100 haleru