Continent: Europe.

Capital city: Prague.

Currency: Czech crown (CZK).

Population size: about 10.5 million people.

Official language: Czech.

National dish: Svíčková - beef stew in a cream sauce with vegetables, usually served with bread dumplings.

Interesting detail: Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is sometimes called the "city of a thousand spiers" due to the large number of towers and churches throughout the city.