- The surface of our country is rather hilly

▪ Krkonoše – Sněžka (1603m)

▪ Šumava

▪ Orlické hory

▪ Jeseníky

▪ Jizerské hory

Rivers

- the Elbe river

- the Vltava river = longest river, (huge dams – Orlík, Lipno, Slapy)

- the Morava river

- the Oder river

Lakes

• Černé jezero is the largest and deepest natural lake in the Czech Republic (lies on the Šumava, area: 18,4 ha, depth 14m)

Chasm (propast)

• With a depth of 473.5 m, the Hranická Propast is the deepest chasm in the territory of the Czech Republic

• The Macocha chasm is more than 138.5 meters deep and is the largest chasm of its kind ("Light hole") in the Czech Republic

- minority groups: the Gypsies, the Poles, the Ukrainians and the Russians.

- The temperature difference between summer and winter is relatively high, due to the landlocked geographical position

- head of the state

-commander in chief of the armed forces

- elected in direct presidental election

( for 5 years)

● Prime minister : Petr Fiala

- head of government

● Legislative

•the senate

- 81 senators

-elected for 6 years

-minimum age 40

•Chamber of Deputies

-200 deputies

-elected for 4 years

-minimum age 21

● Executive

= government

-led by the prime minister and President

●Judicial

•constitutional

-Four categories of court

- protect People constitutional rights and freedoms

• supreme

-protect People from unlawful decisions and the procedures of the state authorities

• high

- in Prague and Olomouc

• regional

- criminal charges

- disputes between corporations or over intelectual property

• disctrict

-civil or criminal proceedings

- The oldest is  Krkonoše National Park and the others are Šumava National Park, Podyjí National Park, Bohemian Switzerland

Bohemian Switzerland – Ústí nad Labem Region

- the main subject of protection are unique sandstone formations

- The symbol of Bohemian Switzerland, Pravčická brána, which is the largest sandstone arch in Europe.

- It is also home to the rarest of animals and remarkable plants.